Happy Monday! What's good today?

It's Monday! It's the first day of Spring! Even though it is raining out, the word "Spring" said aloud makes me really happy.

What else makes me happy? Small achievements over the weekend:

• down about 1.5 pounds
• shaved approximately 2.5 minutes off my total running time on my 2 mile run
• completed my first week of my running ramp-up in training for my 10K without knee pain
• stayed within my calorie goals, even though I went out to eat twice

I guess I am most excited about shaving time off my run. I had absolutely no idea! One of my training sessions with my trainer involved me having to run a mile to a local park, perform some exercises there, and run a mile back. He timed me in the past, and was really happy to see me come in earlier than my projected time, even if it was only a few minutes. I tore my LCL a few years back, and have been struggling with running and various other forms of exercise - hence the weight gain - and shaving off these few minutes it a great success to me!!

I am kind of sad it's raining out, as I was looking forward to doing some more running later. I have a training run scheduled, and was hoping to do it outdoors instead of on the "dreadmill." Workouts outdoors are very uplifting and satisfying. Even though my small training group looked silly flipping a 300 pound tire down the sidewalk of Woodward Avenue, it was sunny out, and make the challenge fun and enjoyable.

Happy Spring! and Happy Training!