Race for Autism

Yesterday, I ran a 5k with all the Bueno's supporting Tristan and Autism research. It was a blast! I am feeling it today, though! Ibis ran with me for the first 2 miles then he took off to finish 3 minutes before me. I have no hopes of keeping up with him since he's all legs and can run pretty fast. I did come in with a decent time for not having trained for this race. I came in at 30:28. That was three minutes slower than the last race I did back in October 2008 when I came in at 27 minutes and change. But, again, I wasn't really running this race to beat anything. It felt good to get out there and run for a good cause.

Alice Anne, in Maryland, happened to be running a 5k too at the same time. :) She came in at about the same time as me, too. Crazy! I wish we lived closer to each other so that we could run a race every month or so together. That would be so much fun. Ah, well. :( It's nice to have support even if that support is across the entire country.

Healthier Lifestyle

I'm going to commit to buying fresh veggies and fruits more often and really eating healthy foods. Ibis says that he needs to work on it too, so that will make it easier. I seem to grab whatever I can when I'm out and that usually involves some sort of deep fried goodie or chocolate concoction. Not so good for the booty. Since I gain my weight in my thighs and butt, I need to spend time making sure that part of my body is super toned. I'm going to the gym consistently, but it's my diet that really needs the overhaul.

My best friend, Alice Anne, has a blog that I've been reading and she's putting everything on there that she's been eating lately and her exercise log. It's really making feel a little more confident that I can truly change my lifestyle to reflect healthier choices in my eating habits. I will be going to the store this week to make sure that I have grab-n-go items that are healthy and delicious at the same time. Wish me luck!!!