What a Week!

                My daughter at her first 5k - Girls on the Run

Wild face paint and a wonderful sense of acomplishment on her part.  I am so proud of her!

Just an old pic I found of my youngest daughter at her first race in 2009.  It was sponsered by Girls on the Run.  All I can say is, what a wonderful program!  They gave all the girls race bibs with the number 1 on it because all of them were #1!  She now runs 2x's weekly in a school sponsered running club.  I love that she loves running!  I can't wait to run with her although her mad skills might just blow me away...she's pretty fast.

Well, back to the week at hand.  Over all it was pretty darn good.  I ran my longest distance to date...10 MILES!  It took me a little over two hours.  A lot of walking due to what I have already diagnosed myself with as IT Band issues to my left leg....PT appt Tuesday.  Overall that run was great.  I was really feeling great!  Add that to a great run last Monday....2 great runs in one week?!?  What gives?  My overall mileage for the week was 23 miles.  It all feels like it's falling into place for me.  I had a break through about running outside "in public"  I ain't gonna lie, I'm a bigger girl (workin' on whittlin' it away) and I still have a lot of jiggly parts and the somewhat tighter running clothes don't make the best of what I got.  I don't want to run on roads becase I think people might me poking fun or make comments about my bulk and the sad vision I give off as I run or that I just might look rediculous in front of other runners.  Well I ran on a well trafficed road to get to one of my running trails. I started thinking, I'm doing it.  I'm training for a marathon for cryin' out loud!  What others may be thinking is they wish they could be a runner or could have the guts to start running.  This is me...a marathoner.  Yeah baby!  I'm finally owning my strength.  And to add a delicious whipped topping to all of this, I lost 2.1 pounds this week.  My vacation didn't defeat me.  I didn't balloon out and I didn't quit running...although there were some negative/down times and I almost felt like quiting.  And I can keep up run with my sis!  Great week. Here's to another!