Running, running all the time... challenge?

OH man! Where do I begin? So.... we had a garage sale, but ya'll already knew that! So, with part of my money (and mom chipped in THANKS, MA!) I bought a Nike+sportwatch. In white. AMAZING! Holy freakin cow.... I love that thing and I think it loves me, too. I think about this watch all the time and wanting to put more miles on it. I know, that if I have 45minutes to spare... BAM! I'm out for a run. It tells me how many calories I've burned, how fast I'm going, it tracks my time by miles, it just does everything (except move my legs), haha! When I'm done, it'll say stuff like, "The crowd goes wild!" "Fastest mile!" "Record breaker!" Then, as a treat for running those 3 miles (I have a 3 mile loop).... I get to walk the whole thing again and relax and take in the scenery. Not only does this add more miles to my watch, it keeps me away from food, AND burns more calories. Win-win-win! Now, I just need to start using my dumbells again and start toning up.... Starting tonight, I will be doing between 10-15min of arm exercises at least 4x a week. Tanktops, watch out.... I'm coming for ya and I'm gonna make you look GOOD!

So... I'll fully admit, I've been posting some pre-run pics on facebook and instagram because a) I'm damn proud of what my body is able to do, b) it's holding me accountable and c) I love the feedback and sometimes, that's the ONLY thing that motivates me to keep going. So, to all ya'll cheerin me on... thank you. You have NO idea what it means. Which brings me to Mary. Mary is a girl I went to hs with.... Mary played soccer, and was always sweet and of course, very athletic and I've always been soooo envious of her physique (no, I'm not lesbian not that I have anything against them). So the other day I posted a picture and she commented on it saying how she had been keeping up with my posts and that I was inspiring her! WHAT!?! Yea. I did a triple take on that one! I..... ME.... MOLLIE..... have been inspiring Mary! Whoa... to say the least.... and I took a screenshot of that post and her comment and have looked at it everyday and as a result, ran my fastest mile yesterday! So, thank you, Mary!
I've really been trying hard to not go in the direction of rewarding myself with food. Last night was an exception (I went to Rutherford grill and had a french dip and spinach artichoke dip... amazingness!).... so instead, I've been trying to buy tangibles....like underwear and bras. Yep. I said it. I realize this is public knowledge, and what the public now knows.... Mollie wears damn cute underwear and bras. Why? Because it makes me feel good... It's kind of like.... my little secret (I know, it's not so secret anymore)...but whatever.
I also got a couple new shirts and a pair of shoes and well.... I'm trying to step it up a notch appearance-wise as I approach 25.... I'm really starting to feel better and more confident than ever and I don't care who knows it! Mama told me not to become anorexic or anything and I assured her that I love food WAY too much for anything like that. Now, I'm balancing my love for food with a growing love (did I really just say that?) for running and walking and exercising in general. I'm challenging myself more and more, and can't wait to see just how far I can truly push myself. I'm not so focused on the speed of my running at this point, but rather the fact that I'm able to run longer stints at a time. It's truly started becoming a part of my day... a part that I look forward to (who AM I?!) almost everyday. I turn on Pandora, put on my watch and I hit the pavement.

The big 2-5 will be here in 20 days (where the eff is time going?) and my goal is to put in 24miles per week until then (that'll be a total of 72miles). Then I think... what if I challenged myself to 100miles before then? It's totally do-able! 6miles 5x a week and then once a week throw in another 3... then the day before my birthday, I'm doing a 1-mile walk for Breast Cancer... how cool would that be to have that be the 100th mile before my birthday!?! Hmmmmmmmmm..... I think I just might have to do this. I'll see how tonight goes, then I'll decide tomorrow..... Or maybe I'll facebook about it and see what people think.... This could be freaking awesome! :D Well, I've gotta get back to the girl..... her french fries are almost done.... Blog ya later! Now go out and get movin! ;)