Motivation...

Ok...so...here is my news. I am signing up for 2 races or should I say one race and one TRIATHLON!!

I am so excited to get my butt back in shape and get these baby pounds off once the little one is here and I needed some motivation. So when Jeannie over at Points and Pounds posted about doing the SheRox Sprint Triathlon in Philly in August I thought how perfect it would be!! I was going to do an all women's sprint tri last year, but it sold out too quickly so I didn't get in. Probably a good thing though, because by the time it came around I was almost 3 months pregnant. So not only will I get to compete in my first sprint triathlon...but I will get to meet one of my wonderful blogging buddies...Jeannie!! :) It is a two for one!!

So this one in Philly is going to be great because, my parents live in Wilmington, DE which is about 15-20 min from downtown Philly. So we have a free place to stay with the baby and the dogs for the weekend and Jimmy can bring the baby along to cheer for me and Jeannie!! :) I haven't signed up for it yet, because we are still using most of our disposable income to pay for the finishings of the basement (of which I will be posting some pictures of later...it is finally coming together!). So after the basement is all paid for (about 3 weeks or so from now) I am going to sign up!! So I am keeping my fingers crossed that it is not full by then.

The race I am signing up for is part of the Zooma Series. It is a 10K in Annapolis, MD (about 20 min from our house) and here is the best part...it is a JOGGING STROLLER 10K!!! So it is a race that the baby and I can do together!! How cool is that!! It is in the beginning of June, so I have from March until early June to get back to running 6+ miles. Totally doable. And it will help me to get my butt in gear and out and moving with the baby and the really cool jogging stroller we are getting. Another really neat thing...the baby gets its own race t-shirt!! I am sure they won't make them in the 3 months size...but at least I can save it for when he/she gets older.

So that is my motivation to get rid of this baby weight, PRONTO. I can't wait to start running and working out and really sweating again. Don't get me wrong I have been going to the gym 3 times a week since I joined the new gym by my house, but when your heart rate is only allowed to get to 140 bpm - there really isn't much calorie burning or sweating going on :)

So now...just to wait the 5 more weeks (or less...I hope) until this little one makes its appearance. Then a week or 3 after, I can start with walking until about 6 weeks and then it is working out full force. So until then...I have the excitement and motivation of looking forward to getting back into shape.

Adios :)