I DID IT!

Yes I did. We ran our 1/2 Marathon this weekend and I not only did it, I ran the whole way! These are my friends Tina and Kelley. We made our shirts: "THERE IS POWER IN BELIEVING" and on the back it says: "I BELIEVE".
It was awesome. We stayed together at a great pace. Finished in 2:22 (6 min. slower than Oprah. We were trying to beat her time.) We are for sure going again next year. And are looking for a triathlon to do this summer! Keep going ladies! There is Power in Believing! I Believe!

It is official. I am a runner.

When Heidi invited me to join this blog, I thought "...okay. I really want to do this. I want to get in shape. But I never seem to stick to anything." Afraid of failure, I almost gave up. But I really wanted to do something to lose all of the weight I gained while being prego with Max. None of my clothes fit and I was tired all of the time. Something had to change.

Luckly around the same time I was invited to run with a group of women from church. The first time I went out I couldn't run more than 1/2 a mile. I felt soooo out of shape. I cursed all of those late night milk shakes as I jogged/walked up that hill. Of course then I went home and had a milkshake... you know... to celebrate that I excercised. *It sounded so good!*

I am happy to report that thanks to this blog and supportive women, I ran 8 miles on Saturday! Ran! It is official. I am a runner. I feel good and am happy to say am trimming down. Several people have said to me- "There is no way I could ever to that!" But I just remember how I felt that first time out there. I didn't think I could, but I stuck to it and am so happy that I did. We can do it! Thanks everyone!

PS: I found an AWESOME website called mapmyrun.com you can enter your zip and see all kinds of great routes or map your own. Best of all- it's free!