A revision in the plan

I began the new year on a quest to work out 365 days, which I was doing fairly well at until I caught a nice winter cold. I attempted push ups for a few days just to keep the streak alive yet I wasn't truly accomplishing my goal of actually pushing myself everyday. Which ended in frustration and the death of the streak. However, my goal didn't die entirely, I continued to run and visit the gym but I was floating around without a goal. A dangerous play to be floating. Without a goal I lacked purpose, dedication and really was running so the dog would shut up and going to the gym if it meant getting to see Merry, Sunnira and Ryan for awhile. We have an excellent goal in place of running Cascade Lakes this summer, which cannot be accomplished if I'm not in good shape but I still lacked the structure I needed to commit to a running/workout schedule. The problem is now solved though! At a family gathering Diana discussed the organization she'd joined called Portland Fit and mentioned they had a Vancouver chapter also. So I went to their website read a little of the description and decided $125.00 was worth 6 months of training! A small price to pay for accountability and the best part is Maureen is on board as well! Vanessa and I ran the Corvallis Half Marathon on April 10th , I finished in 2:35, not spectacular but a good beginning point. I placed 69th in my age group... Well, well, well..... So while meeting up with people and being social is not my most favorite thing to do I think it will help me get through the next few months and I'll be in better shape as a result! I hope the Portland Marathon doesn't fill up before the 25th! I plan to conquer that course once again!