Life Doesn't Always Go As Planned...

Well, the 13 half marathons in 2013 didn't quite work out. But I am still running. I hit a little slump in the winter... despite my best efforts, winter is always hard for me to get through. I did get back on track. I forced myself to go to San Antonio in January for the Hero-Thon. Several of my friends were going and I decided to meet up with them there. Looking back, I should have skipped that one because I think it set me back even more but it's all good. And I got this cool medal for showing up and crossing the finish line!

On a more positive note... by March I was gaining strength again and got an email that I got into the inaugural Nike Women's Half in Washington DC. This race was a lot more fun. I got to take in the sites...

I will say, this trip was more of a solo trip for me. While I had friends there who were participating through TNT, I spent the majority of my time on my own. I had no idea how much I needed that. Sometimes, I think we all need some time away from home and alone in our own thoughts, at least I do anyway. One of the highlights of my trip was going out to Arlington Cemetery and finding the gravestone of one my great uncles. He was a respected General so they gave him this gigantic gravestone.

Now, several months later I feel I'm gaining my health back. I'm training once again for San Francisco and getting so excited I can hardly stand it. We recently had another Grape Stomp fundraising event, it was overall very successful. I raised nearly all of the funds needed for LLS! Here we are after the event celebrating :)

Running continues to change and transform me as a person. It's making me stronger than I've ever been. And when you're strong, you learn to set more boundaries in your life. I've learned to get rid of toxic people and let positive people in. Life is good...real good!