Making Strides...

Hey readers! Strange, but I posted about our 1st week of March--and I realize I used a different email last week by mistake, who knows where it was sent? Oh well! I'll begin again, and see if I can find a copy of my other post in between. Verse for the week: Hebrews 11:1

Now faith is the reality of what is hoped for, the proof of what is not seen.

I'm not sure what this verse may mean to you--but as i was running this week, I imagined myself on the last mile of a marathon--and envisioning myself crossing the finish line. I am working towards a goal--and although I am far from being a long distance runner, I am a lot closer than I was six weeks ago as I jogged 60 seconds, walked 60 seconds. Faith is a gift from God--it is believing in what we can NOT see, but living out our lives as if it is reality.
This week of workouts: Monday March 5th: Noticible decline in attendance. The faithful were there--those of us who are training for our 5k race. I ran two miles (consecutive laps), first time to ever accomplish such a FEET (pun-intended) lol. Honestly I was quite emotional as I finished that last lap, and as some of my parents and kids cheered me on (Thanks Wolfe Family)...I can't tell you how much that helped--and how AMAZING it felt! 

Wednesday May 7th:  We had more show up to work out together, and we not only walk/ran on the track, but also did our Dance X video tother. I repeated two consecutive miles of jogging on Wednesday, plus walked another mile--then joined in the video for another 30 minutes of exercise--and my feet were feeling it (ok--my entire body was feeling it)...

Lesson learned: I paid $54 for those Nike shoes a couple of weeks ago. If anything, they are worse than the shoes I already had when it comes to support and cushioning.  I asked a friend who is now an avid runner and she explained to me that there are some good brands of running shoes to be found--more expensinve (figured that) but much better for the human feet. I plan sometime next week to go to a local busines "FLEET FEET" and run on a treadmill so they can see my "gait" and reccomend shoes that will work best for me. I know this is a MUST DO...and I continue to learn more as I continue on my journey. I also weighed today, and dropped 4 pounds this week. That alone encourages me to keep running--and keep exercising! 

I had posted last week about my first Zumba experience. LOVED IT...Loved it so much I went to Mrs. Leigh Sextion's Saturday class, and loved it some more! AWESOME FUN--I sweat profusely, but it doesn't really seem like exercise, just dance, praise and fun! The gym was full, so I am assuming this is new news only to me.  So lesson for this week:

1. Don't buy cheap Nike shoes from kohl's if you are serious about running--bad move
2.  Have fun with exercise.
3. Keep going--in His steps, in MY shoes!

Love and More Later...Kathy