Better Late Than Never

Hi!  *waves frantically*

I'm Pam. I live in South Louisiana.  I work full time, teach figure skating four nights a week, help my husband run his remodeling business, and help run a figure skating program at our local rink.
I'm a busy girl.  I make time to hang out with my hubby, our dog and cat, and spend time with family and friends.  However, I don't make time for me.
Yup, me time gets put to the side for everything and everyone else.  I have a hard time telling anyone no.  So staying fit or active has just not been a priority in my life for about 10 years.
Over the years I have tried multiple times to have a consistent running/fitness schedule  But I have always done every excuse in the book as to why I can't run that day.

1. It is raining.
2. I'm tired from coaching and working.
3. It is too cold out. (It is 30 degrees out.  Before you mock, 30 in the South is cold with the added humidity.  I know. I grew up in Minnesota.)
4. It is too hot out. (You can drink the air.)
5. It is dark already. I don't want to run in the dark. (Not a good excuse since I live in a very well lit neighborhood.)
6. My feet hurt.
7. My legs hurt.
8. I think I might be getting a blister.
9. The dog is jealous that I am running without him, but he is too old to go with me.
10. I have to cut some music for a student for a skating competition.
11. I haven't seen my husband all day, so I should stay home instead of run.
12. My long work day sucked, I need a glass of wine...who needs to run when wine is calling.

And that is just the excuses I tell myself.
My Fitness Cycle:

• Make plan
• Stick to plan for 1 week
• Celebrate with coffee from Starbucks
• Keep up with plan for 2 more weeks.
• Celebrate with a trip to a store.
• Fail epically by week 4.
• Feel sorry for myself on the failure and drink a bottle of wine.

I get a good 3, maybe 4 weeks of good fitness before I fail or fall off the wagon.  Normally something comes up and I make an excuse.  Always with the excuses.....

What is different this time?

I'm going to sign myself up for two 5K races with co-workers.  This way I can't back out at the last minute. I have no choice but to do it.  The company I work for is super health conscious.  So they will make sure that I am at that race.

And I plan on documenting every single run.  That is where this blog comes in.
I don't care if anyone reads this.  I am doing this for myself.  To document my progress and be able to look back and see how far I have come.

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**Disclaimer - I am not a professional runner by any stretch of the imagination.  However, I have tried and completed a Couch to 5K at least 3 times.  So I get the jist of it all.  These will be my experiences, and some tips along the way that I have found that work.