Good-bye Complacency, Hello Insanity!

As I finished a 12 mile run on Saturday, I was thinking about my goals and how I am going to achieve them. I want to qualify for the Boston Marathon again. I want to get faster and improve my fitness level. I want to tone-up and shed a few pounds. Then, I started thinking about my time-line. The Houston Marathon is January 15th. I'll be starting to taper my runs at the beginning of January. Therefore, I have exactly 2 months or 60 days to shape-up. I need to concentrate on cross-training as well as running to achieve my goals. Insanity!

Last year, I enjoyed the benefits of a boot-camp fitness class. I loved it! I attained all the previously stated goals. However, the class took a lot of time away from my family (twice a week - 2.5 hours - in the evenings). Not an ideal situation for my hard-working husband or my two young boys. It was also very expensive. Insanity!

Then a friend recommended the Insanity workout DVDs. I bought it and used it leading up to the marathon last year. They are a really good workout. No equipment and all in about 40 minutes - 1 hour commitment. I can do that! I recommend them as well. I enjoyed the same benefits of the boot camp, but was able to do it on my own schedule and for a fraction of the cost. Thanks Shaun T! Insanity!

Day 1 is today. My goal is to follow the program faithfully. I will post a before and after picture at the end of 60 days. I was going to post a before picture now - but you know what a look like and the results will be best seen side-by-side at one time. Plus, I want my free "Insanity - I Earned It" t-shirt. Here goes! Who's with me?