The Challenge: Days 6 & 7

What can I say, I'm really starting to feel great about working out.  Yesterday, I actually broke out into a run while on the treadmill!! By the end of my 30 min workout, I was dripping sweat and feeling awesome.  I was not at all perturbed that it was 10 pm and I had a 3 year old that had gotten up, yet again.  Instead, I was so in my groove, I told her to sit in the bonus room, where I was working out, and play, then I put her back in bed when I was all done.  It was me time, afterall, and I was putting me first.  I only had 12 min left of my workout, so she could certainly go to bed a few extra minutes late.  This is new for me, by the way, putting myself first.  What an awesome feeling!
Today, I did my typical 15/15 split between the rowing machine and treadmill, but ran 7 of the 15 min I spent on the treadmill.  It was a painstakingly slow pace, but I did it nonetheless.  Now, this is a huge victory over my lungs, kegels, and mind (though, surprisingly, not as much as I would have thought - I thank the workout high for that).  My goal is to be able to kick up the pace a bit when I'm running as well as perhaps run an entire mile *gasp* (haven't done that since college, and it was a big victory over my lungs and mind, then, too).  So, with the conclusion of today, I have completed my first full week in the 5 for 365 challenge and I am feeling great!!  Thanks everyone for the encouragement and support, and for playing along - you are an important piece of my success.  51 more weeks to go!!