March for Babies, Run for Dimes Check In

This is my 5th check in for March for Babies, Run for Dimes.  I'm sorry it's been a while since my last check in...things have been busy in the Compton household!  I am proud to say that until this past week when I got a cold that settled into my chest, I have been very consistent with my running.  Although I haven't been able to increase my distance as much as I would like, I have been doing at least 2 miles 3 times per week.

I am really excited about some adjustments I've made to my plan.  As I mentioned above, I've been having a hard time increasing my distance.  I believe a lot of that is mental but I'm working on it.  I had to come to terms that I wouldn't be able to run a 10k by April 2nd for the Bridge Run and with our efforts for March Money-saving Madness, I had a hard time justifying the expense of that race.  When a friend mentioned a women's mini-triathlon that will be in Rock Hill this summer, I got very excited for several reasons.  1- It's much more wallet-friendly since I don't need a hotel room, 2-I'd only have to run 2 miles which I know I can do (granted it's after swimming 250 yards and biking 10 miles), and 3- how cool will it be to be able to say I did a triathlon?!  So, I've decided I will be training for this.  I will still be running so you guys can continue to support me and the March of Dimes and I will just be adding biking and swimming to my training.

I started biking a couple of weeks ago and have a couple of helpers for some resistance training :)

And, as always, here is why I'm running:

Thanks for your support!