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Friday, February 25, 2011
Let's do this!!
I feel scared........
I have taken the leap of faith by entering and committing myself to run a Half marathon in Portland, Oregon this October.
How did this happen???
My sister-in-law Lindsay is the first who mentioned this race to me over Christmas and I have been thinking about it for the last 2 almost 3 months! In my research, I discovered that the race began in 1972 (the year I was born). <-- just fyi, that fact alone was not enough to get me to want to do it. The race is in Portland, where I have never been, but always wanted to go.........mainly because we have family there, and Chris grew up in and around that area, so he could show me around <--this also was not enough to get me to do it.
What I needed was a "reason" to do the race, and the fact that I could get in amazing shape, lose weight, help me live longer and push my boundaries to new possibilities, not to mention, mark this off my bucket list..........still wasn't enough!
But.........then I saw it...........
The American Cancer Society was offering for individuals to run the race on their team DetermiNation!! Immediately I thought to myself..........LET'S DO THIS!! Since my mother passed away several years ago, I have wanted to do something that would honor her and the ACS was giving me that chance! Not only could I run in the race to honor mom, but I have the opportunity to raise money to help fight cancer, so that other families don't have to endure what we did for so many years trying to fight the good fight.
Okay so now the real work begins and I am terrified! I went to Runners World and created a plan with their Smart Coach link, so now I am set with a training schedule <<-----which begins Monday!!
I'm embracing this new adventure!! :) :)
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I have taken the leap of faith by entering and committing myself to run a Half marathon in Portland, Oregon this October.
How did this happen???
My sister-in-law Lindsay is the first who mentioned this race to me over Christmas and I have been thinking about it for the last 2 almost 3 months! In my research, I discovered that the race began in 1972 (the year I was born). <-- just fyi, that fact alone was not enough to get me to want to do it. The race is in Portland, where I have never been, but always wanted to go.........mainly because we have family there, and Chris grew up in and around that area, so he could show me around <--this also was not enough to get me to do it.
What I needed was a "reason" to do the race, and the fact that I could get in amazing shape, lose weight, help me live longer and push my boundaries to new possibilities, not to mention, mark this off my bucket list..........still wasn't enough!
But.........then I saw it...........
The American Cancer Society was offering for individuals to run the race on their team DetermiNation!! Immediately I thought to myself..........LET'S DO THIS!! Since my mother passed away several years ago, I have wanted to do something that would honor her and the ACS was giving me that chance! Not only could I run in the race to honor mom, but I have the opportunity to raise money to help fight cancer, so that other families don't have to endure what we did for so many years trying to fight the good fight.
Okay so now the real work begins and I am terrified! I went to Runners World and created a plan with their Smart Coach link, so now I am set with a training schedule <<-----which begins Monday!!
I'm embracing this new adventure!! :) :)
Monday, February 21, 2011
Day One
Day one of my new blog. I must admit, it is a little intimidating considering I have no idea what I am doing. The idea for this blog is to allow me to journal my everday life, projects, organization, training, etc.
My Motto...........Lets do this!!
My Motto...........Lets do this!!
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