I completed my first half marathon today!! While my goal was just to finish I clocked in right on target with just over a 12 min/mile pace and I felt pretty great doing it. The best part though was the $550 I raised for St. Jude's running as a Hero in memory of my cousin Maggie. If you need extra motivation to train for a…
Went to the doctor today for my annual physical and of course had to get on the scale. But this year, for the first time in 7 or 8 years the nurse didn't have to move that extra "50 pound" block on the scale. For better or worse I carry my weight well so in the past I've always had to go through the embarrassing process of…
Went shopping for Thanksgiving dresses today with my sister and tried on few other things along the way... Found a cute shirt, grabbed the medium, put it on... too big? So my sister grabbed the small for me and it... fit? The fact that I can wear a small shirt is just ridiculous to me lol.
Yesterday for the first time since high school I ran a complete mile (no walking) outside AND I did it in 11:30 (which may not seem fast to a lot of people but I'm not a fast runner and I have short legs so it was a huge deal for me). And then after doing it once I did a mile of intervals and decided to try for another…
