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Quarter 2 Goals recap

Posted on by teresamunoz91

I’m not going to lie, I didn’t do so well with these goals for the second quarter (April-June).

  1. Save $1,000 * Yes, I did this
  2. Run 50 miles x Not even close
  3. Read 25 books * I read a little more than 25 books
  4. Cut back on using phone * I have finally cut back on using my phone
  5. Cut back on watching tv/streaming services *I rarely watch streaming services now
  6. Go on 3 hikes x Sadly I didn’t get to go on any hikes
  7. Go to the beach x Didn’t do this either
  8. LA County Fair with my daughter * Went once with her and it was so fun
  9. Run 1 mile in under 10 minutes x Didn’t accomplish this
  10. Run/walk 5 times a week x Nope
  11. Post on YouTube reguarly x Also nope
  12. Start selling treats for Selena’s Sweets x Yet another goal I didn’t accomplish
Posted in Monthly Goals

September 2022 Goals Recap

Posted on by teresamunoz91

Not a great month for my goals.

  1. Take my daughter to Adventure City (a small theme park in Anaheim, CA) x It was too hot most of September, so i didn’t do this
  2. Run 30 miles x I ran maybe 6 or 7 miles
  3. $400 grocery budget x I spent about $430
  4. Spend less than $60 on fast food * I spent $58
  5. Read 5 books * I read about 15 books
  6. 250 followers on TikTok x I have close to 160 followers
  7. Post 10 times on TikTok x Didn’t happen
  8. Post 3 YouTube Videos x Didn’t post a single video
  9. Post 5 times on my blog x No, i only posted 3 times
  10. Make $500 with both of my small business Athena Rose and Selena’s Sweets x NOPE. Made less than half of this
Posted in Mom Life, Running

Long Beach Half Marathon

Posted on by teresamunoz91

A week ago, I ran the Long Beach Half Marathon. It was my first half marathon of the year and my first half marathon as a mom. I am 9 months postpartum. Last year, this was my last half marathon as a pregnant runner, I was 6 months pregnant. 

Last year it took me exactly 3 hours to complete and this year I improved my time by more than 30 minutes, finishing in 2 hours and 22 minutes. 

I normally try to follow a training plan, but many things stopped me from following it completely this year. I was much busier juggling my baby with running and working. I didn’t run as often or as long as I wanted to. I used to be able to wake up early and go for runs, but now I just want to sleep in as much as I can and since I don’t have anyone to watch Selena so I can go running, I would just skip my runs. In fact, the longest run this year prior to the half marathon was a 10k a month ago!

I felt so undertrained and so unprepared. My original goal was to finish in under 2 hours. However, because my training did not go as planned, I said I would be happy to beat last year’s time, 3 hours and to finish. I ended up running a good race and to make things even better, I ran the whole half marathon nonstop! This was something I had never been able to do prior to becoming a mom. At the end of it, I was exhausted but so proud of myself. My next two races are much shorter, a 5k and 10k this weekend. I have no goals, just to go out and have fun! One of my sisters will also be running, but she will be running the 1k.