Olympic Inspiration

So I loved the Olympics.  I watched it for hours everyday and was so inspired by it.  While enjoying track and field I thought to myself... I wish I could be an olympic runner.  Ha! Obviously that ship has sailed away long ago.  So how about something attainable?  I wish/wonder if I could run a mile as fast as I did in High School.  I remember running about a 7:17 minute mile (or maybe it was 7:07, but I decided to go for the higher number).  So I made the goal to try to run a mile again that fast.

First day I took my gps on my phone (runkeeper app) and went to the nice new paved trail just outside my neigborhood and jogged a mile to mark my start and stop points.

14 august-- 8:02 first try
15 august-- 7:40 little better
20 august-- 8:02 again (I was running into the wind a bit)
24 august-- 7:19 I almost did it!
28 august-- 7:39
3 september (today)-- 7:03 I DID IT!!!  I ran so hard today because I was determined to reach this goal!!!  I started getting shin splints last week (something I also go in HS) so I wanted to be done with it and not have to do it anymore (I don't love running).  So I ran hard as I could today and reached my goal :)  I felt like I'd throw up.  To a serious runner this probably doesn't sound too impressive... a 7 minute mile. But to me and my 32 year old body that's birthed 3 children... I am so proud! Maybe next year I'll try to beat a 7 minute mile, but for now, I am happy!

this is the body I dreamed about having from the olympics.

But alas, I don't think I have the 

discipline necessary to achieve it!

I'll just dream about those abs as I eat ice cream later ;)