Deadlines....

Do you set them? I'm notorious for setting deadlines and then waiting until the last moment (for most of them, anyways. There are a few things that I do over a time period) to actually accomplish the project. I almost always meet the deadline, but sometimes it requires a day or two of very, very little sleep as I crank it all out at the last moment.

I guess my weight loss goals are no different. I'd been neglecting my workouts, and my Couch to 5K plans for the past couple of weeks, until I realized that my deadline (a 5K about a month from now) was getting REALLY close, and really quickly!

This week, my main goal has been getting my training run/walks in at least every other day. So far, I've met that goal. In fact, two days ago I managed to run for 15 minutes, which is a huge milestone for me. We'll see if I can do it again as I climb onto the treadmill during naptime. Fingers crossed!

I have to admit, I'm a little nervous (okay, A LOT nervous) about running a 5K. It's been a long time since I was able to run that much. Even now, the most (mileage-wise) that I've been able to crank out at a time is a measly 1 mile. I know that's still pretty good, considering I've just recently started training for it, but it's slightly frustrating. I need to add about another 2 miles to that in the next month. I'm hoping that at some point, a switch will be flipped and it'll just come back to me and I'll magically make it from 1 mile to 3 in the next month. I miss running, and I remember that every time I get started on the treadmill. It's kind of like seeing an old friend again. I only just recently (read: 3ish years ago) really started running and enjoying it, and I didn't realize how much I missed it until this last month when I started working out again.

For all of you runners out there, any words of advice? Any words of motivation? I am feeling frustrated that I can't get past the one mile hump that quickly. I know that I'm still overweight and working on getting back into running shape, but it's still mentally frustrating. I guess I sort of expected that I would just fall back into it when I started it up again, and that hasn't happened.

What are your "go-to" motivating phrases for working out? Runners, what are your favourite running songs? (I think I need to mix up the music a little, too!)