After seeing a cousin post on facebook that she was training for a 5k it got me thinking about the fact I had to quit the last one I was training for. I don't feel bad I quit because the baby's safety was my priority. I really would like to get into shape and be in better health for when we do have kids. I want my kids to be active and if I can't be active what example would I be showing them. So I found a 5k that is November 10th and I have decided to train for it. 

Did my 1st day of 5k training today. According to my pedometer app in 11mins 50secs I walked 1274 steps to go 0.717 miles at an average speed of 3.6mph. Since I want to do the 5k in 25mins and it's 3.1 miles I have a lot of hard work ahead of me. I can do all things through God who strengthens me! 

Just finished 25 laps around the house which is half the 5k in 23 minutes. Not to bad for not doing exercise outside for a bit. Next week I will try to do all 50 laps because the deadline for signup for the blue/grey 5k is Feb 5th and the event is Feb 18th 

Who knows if anyone actually reads this but if anyone does and wonders why I stopped posting my 5k training it's because I haven't been doing so much lately. On January 10th I was up at the church doing stuff, when I was driving to the house to do my 5k training & I really had to pee, out of no where I had this urge that I should take a pregnancy test when I got there.  I had one test there cause I promised that I wouldn't take it unless I really felt God urging me too. The feeling I had in the car was it was God because if it was me I would have done it when I first woke up because that's what everything says is the best time.  I got home took the test didn't have to wait very long before it popped up saying Pregnant. I nearly screamed I was so excited. With shaking hands I quickly took  a picture  with my iPad and messaged it to Curtis who was out of town working.  Him being his normal self was like is that new? I was  like of course it is. As you can see in the picture above I wrote the date on it and resent the picture to prove it was new. He was happy.   

That night I started Charis Bible College Florida at our church Grace City. It's awesome so far. It's hard to believe I'm a college student, when technically I haven't finished high school. I am working on that though. God is so incredible giving me such favor. 

I trained for the 5k the day I found out and I believe the next. I slacked off a bit until I got the ok from my doctor. When I saw him he said exercise was fine. So today I am back to training.  I won't be pushing myself as hard though.

If you know me or have looked at older posts I have written, August of last year we had a miscarriage at 19 1/2 weeks of our precious Malachi. So once I got the positive I immediately made a doctors appointment. It was on the 20th. They did an ultrasound it should an empty sac and measured only 5 weeks instead of the 7 I thought I was. I was a little freaked out but Curtis helped calm me down plus it is possible that I just ovulated late.  I see the doctor February 3rd for another ultrasound to make sure everything is progressing the way it should.  I also had to have a blood test redone, cause when I had my miscarriage it showed I have a protein s deficiency. It's a rare thing and if I did have it I would have to take shots twice a day for the entire pregnancy. But Glory to God I have faith that the test will come back fine and that everything will be perfect at the next ultrasound. I believe in the vision God gave me during my fast last year of us with healthy babies. 

1st 10 min- 12 laps done for the day. Glory to God it was a whole 30 secs faster then any other day I have done so far. 

2nd 10 mins 12 laps done with the same time as the first.

Tomorrow will be challenge day cause I'm trying 15mins

Did a 10 min run with 12 laps around the driveway. That makes 1 of the 7 week training done. I just pray God will give me the continued strength to push forward with my training. 

My morning 10 mins- 12 laps were a bit rough. My legs are getting very sore. I had to fast walk most of it the jogging was just to much. My time wasn't so bad though for mostly walking. 

My evening 10 mins- 12 laps was a little better than the morning ones. I still had to do more fast walking. 

Halfway though my first week of 5k training. Another 10 mins-12 laps done. I don't think it's getting easier. I thought cold weather would be good but I think its trying to freeze my lungs and all instead. I'm not giving up though. God will give me the strength to stay with it and get better. 

I am going to be posting what I did each day as a record and motivational thing to keep doing. This morning I did 6 round trip laps of the driveway which is the  equivalent  of 12 laps around the house in 10 mins. Then this evening I did 12 laps around the house.   I think part of the driveway seems a little more challenging because it's on an incline. This cold weather sucks a little bit to run in cause the freezing (literary 29 degrees) breeze just cuts through you. I am not going to let it stop me though. Same with this sinus issue and cough, it would be so easy just to quit now but I am determined that this is the year I start being healthier. I will be leaning on God that much more though cause I won't be able to do this alone. 

Started really training for the 5k Feb 18 which gives me about 7 weeks to train.Curtis helped me pick out running shoes yesterday and figured out it will take 50 laps around the house or 25 round trips of the driveway. I went 12 laps in 10mins roughly 3/4 mile around the house today. To get to my goal of doing the 5k in 30 mins I will need to be able to do 17 laps around the house in 10 mins. I know with God's help I can do it!