LIBRARY GIRL ON THE RUN COMPUTER GIRL ON THE RUN
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I am going to the Doctor today for my yearly woman well
check and I am nervous. Why am I nervous? Because it has been a year and a half since I
have seen my Doctor and in that time I have put on 15 pounds. I already know that he is going to tell me
that my BMI indicates that I am over weight and that I need to lose 15-20
pounds. How did that happen? My foot was
injured (or so I thought) and I quit running, and stress from not knowing about
the future of my job as a School Library Media Specialist caused me to turn to
food. A Facebook memory of mine popped
up today. It was a year ago today that I
lead a crew of runners (training for the Prairie Fire Half Marathon) on a 9
mile run. I WAS FIT! Today I begin my fitness journey again. I have also changed the name of my blog from
LIBRARY GIRL ON THE RUN to COMPUTER GIRL ON THE RUN. My blog will focus on my fitness journey,
living on less and my return to the classroom. When I earned my M.Ed. in 2004 I thought I would become a
Technology Teacher. Problem is that
those jobs simply did not exist in the school district I worked in. I had
accepted the fact that I would probably be a school librarian until I retired
from teaching in 2022. Fast forward 12 years with the potential of
Librarians jobs being “cut” on the horizon I decided to lock into my retirement
benefits (on paper only). In May I accepted a new part time job as a
Technology Teacher with the Haysville Public Schools.
Professionally I am in Heaven and teaching a
subject that I am passionate about. I
like the fact that my new school is small.
It will really allow me to get to know my students and connect with
them. Now that I am professionally happy it is time for me to
focus on my health and fitness once again.
I have a long term goal of running another marathon in the fall of 2017. I will build to 26.2 by also running a 10-mile
race and a half marathon. The most
important thing for me to do is to run once again with the wonderful Wichita
running community. Running IS what I am
currently missing in my life. I am going to be honest and upfront about my weight loss
journey as it is brutal when you are a 53-year-old woman.
Workouts for the week of 8/29/16
8/29/16: Bootcamp, 4:30 pm DTYMCA
8/30/16: 3 mile run, 6:00 am from my house
8/31/16: 30 minute incline treadmill walk, 6:00 am in the Brad Johnson gym
9/1/16: 4 mile run, 6:00 am from my house
9/2/16: Fierce, 5:30 pm DTYMCA
9/3/16: 4 mile run, with Moms Run This Town. Zumba Fitness: 11:00 am SYMCA
9/4/16: Intermediate Yoga, 2:00 pm NWYMCA
