100 mile challenge!

So, I don't carry cash and I work out far fewer days than I should, but have not been counting. Thus, the dollar a day thing isn't working well for me as a motivational tool. (There are already $20 in th jar!). I have no desire to train for a half marathon and am not really into theh whole weight lifting things as much as I should ne. So, again - I am struggling for motivation. This past weekend I mentioned the dilemma to a friend of mine. She said that a friend of hers set a distance and time period goal for herself rather than working towards running a certain distance at one time. After giving this idea some careful thought and taking notice of the softening around my tummy and chin areas, I decided that this may just be the best plan for me. That in mind, I did some math and calcutated out what I thought would be a reasonably attainable, yet sufficently taxing distance goal. My time period goal is between now and my birthday (2 months & 1 day). My birthday plans this year are to visit my jogging buddy, Chrissy, in Chicago. It would be great to celebrate with her not only my birthday, but also our combined success. She has already proven a champion of the dollar a day challenge and recently set a new record for herself by jogging a little over 7 miles in one run!! Amazing right? Well, I know I probably won't get to that point anytime soon, but jogging a full 5k (3.1 miles) 4 times a week for the next 2 months will get me to my 100 mile challenge goal!! (To be specific it will get me 99.2 miles of my goal. I will have to throw in an additional .8 miles along the way somewhere.) In addition to jogging this amount, I am planning to track the miles I walk as a bonus. No, I am not fancy or dedicated enough to invest in a top notch pedometer, so I am only going to count the miles walked intentionally for the purpose of excersise. It has only been two days, but I am off to a very positive start!!(It doesn't hurt at all that I have been off these past two days so that I could hang out with my stunningly beautiful niece.) And, I came home to the sweet surprise of a tracking log on my bathroom mirror curtousy of David. :) April 26 - Day 1 of the challenge at Franky Carter Park 1st mile - 12:50 mins - j 2nd mile - 26:05 mins - j 3rd mile - 39:36 mins - j .1 mile - 40:55 mins - j .4 mile - untimed - w April 27 - Day 2 at Franky Carter Park 1st mile - 12:48 mins - j 2nd mile - 26:06 mins - j 3rd mile - 39:00 mins - j .1 mile - 40:18 mins - j .4 mile - untimed - w 6.2 miles jogged - 93.8 miles to go!!! Plus .8 miles walked!!!