Three weeks to go till my first race

That's right! THree weeks and I am not quite ready.  The race isn't set up for walkers and I don't want to have to walk any of it...especially bymyself! LOSER! So I ran today, with my new mp3 player.  It makes a nice big difference! It helps with the "first 1.5 mile drag."  It does help keep my mind off my pain.  It was really nice today and we ran about 4 miles, but not quite all of it.  I walked a couple times in there.  I added in some cross training to get this tub back in shape. I am doing some jump rope for cardio, biking, and if I'm really bored (and alone) I put on music and dance for an hour or so.....dorky, but fun! I started sqats, lunges, ab work, planks, punches with weights, pushups and whatever else I think of on the fly.  Going for three times a week with the strength training.  It should make a difference in my endurance. The lbs are starting to creep very slowly off.  16 lbs to go til I stop cringing at the scale. I'm addicted to this show.."Last 10 lbs bootcamp".  Hot trainer and nutritionist (not hot) help one chick lose 10+ lbs and at least a dress size in 4 weeks with serious diet and excercise.  It is very motivational and I watch it while I work out.  Jump rope the commercials and strength train during the show.  Got my diet under control.  Two protein shakes a day, two snacks and a light meal.  Finally kicked the sugar cravings! Dropping some lbs should make running a whole lot easier!