Decision Made!

I am going to recommit!! How can I walk away from the awesome support that TNT provides or the amazing training that I am receiving. Fundraising is really hard, but I will dig my heels in and get it done!! REMINDER I HAVE A BUNCO FUNDRAISER TOMORROW AND THERE ARE SLOTS STILL OPEN!!!

The run today was awesome - it is a great location and great for major muscle conditioning and the mental game as well. We ran up at Millerton Lake - on the roads down to the trail that heads out to Winchell Cove. Lots of hills and the trail worked every muscle in my legs to keep me from falling down. Since I am so slow and even slower today because of the lingering knee issue and spend a lot of time running by myself that is where the mental game comes in. I have to keep myself going and keep telling myself that I can do it even when I hit the wall! Which I hit today with 2 miles left. I was exhausted!! I have not figured what will settle well in my tummy before training (so far everything I have tried has made me sick about a mile in) and I forgot to bring any gels with me today. I was just totally wiped out. My legs were sore from the trail and I had no energy. The last two miles were really tough - I finished them but I had to dig really deep to do it.

After the run today I felt really strong and I am proud of myself. I have come a long way in the past year!! I was a athlete in high school, but in my first year of collage (after a stress fracture that ended my Lacrosse hopes) I stopped working out. As a result I gained a lot of weight and got to the point that I could barely walk to the end of the street. When I was pregnant with my little boy and started doing a little yoga and walking. After I had him I started working out with a mom's fitness group - it was great and helped me tremendously. I also starting walking with the mom's in my playgroup (Jennie is one of my teammates now on TNT) and that was great too! So I slowly starting losing weight and bringing my fitness level back and I even became a certified group fitness instructor (anyone want to hire me?). I then injured my back and was down for a couple of months with PT. When I was released from PT I joined a mom's fitness challenge and lost another 20 or so pounds and got even stronger!! (I won the challenge by the way!!) While finishing that up is when I decided that I wanted to do a marathon - so I signed up with Team in Training and here I am today - finishing 7. 2 miles when just over a year ago I could barely walk around my neighborhood.