Peace during the storm...

Yesterday, I was out with some of my running mama's and we got together to originally do 6.1 miles (a 10K). Well, as we were approaching to get to our 1/2 way point, it started to thunderstorm.

As I was making my way back to the "starting point", I was thinking about the thunderstorms of life. Do I retreat when a thunderstorm starts or do I plow forward to get through the storm of life. How do I handle the storms of life? Do I try to get a handle on things by myself or do I allow God to take control of the storm? It's a reminder that I need to let God be in control of the storms, as He knows about them to begin with AND knows the outcome! I know that I would be more at peace during the stormy times in life by allowing God to weather the storm with me - as I lean into Him!

It's amazing to me to see how I can use my running experiences with life experiences.

Going the extra distance....

In a matter of a day or so, I will be running the course of the City of Roseville's I LOVE the 80's - which I will be running NEXT Sun, May 1st. This will be my 2nd 10K in my LIFE, with the first one being on Thanksgiving Day - LAST YEAR!

The plan is to do the course on Sunday with some girlfriends and test out my new hydration pack that was so lovingly given to me! Thank you VICKY! :) Then Monday, do my 5K with my ladies running group. Tues, do the 10K course again to get more familiar with the course and how I need to prepare for Sunday's race.

WHEW!!! Doing a 1/2 marathon will be ONE of the greatest feats I've EVER done in my life!

Whether it's running that extra mile, doing work for your boss that they didn't ask you to do or even on your to do list, or even just being consistent with your food prep for the week - it's going the extra distance that will make you a stronger person. A more confident person. A respected and admired person.

GO THE EXTRA DISTANCE!

Keeping it movin'.....

This past week has been pretty tough.... I've been pushing myself, which is a good thing, but at the same time, my body is NOT happy about it.  I ran with an AMAZING group of women, MRTT (Mother's Run This Town) on Sun for almost 4 miles, Monday night with a smaller MRTT group of ladies for a little over 2 miles, Tues was with a girlfriend for 3.25 miles! WHEW...feels good and I gotta keep movin' and pushin'.

It's not much longer until my 1/2 marathon in June... 7 weeks to be exact! I'm crazy nervous and scared, but interestingly enough I am also confident knowing that I will cross the finish line. I guess what I'm nervous and scared about is because I've NEVER gone that distance before, I don't know how my body will respond... I need to put in the miles!

BOTTOM LINE... I GOTTA KEEP IT MOVIN'!

The Journey Continues....

So yesterday, I did a Cardio Sculpt class - where you do cardio w/ weights and BOY... is my BODY sore!!! But a great kind of sore!!  Then I went running with my Mommy's group and 2 of the members DID a 5K!!! I was wanting and yearning to do it, but with doing the Cardio Sculpting class earlier in the day, there was NO WAY my legs were going to do it!

I will do it next week... for sure... I just know NOT to do the sculpting class BEFORE or the day OF a running event! I'm learning these things as I go... bear with me... :)

The rest of the week will be good as I plan on doing the 21 Day Fix EXTREME DVD's with Lincoln right beside me and doing my EARLY morning runs - at 5am!!! I'll be able to get more miles in and go a longer distance to prepare for the Diva 1/2 marathon coming up in June!

Well, have to go get my boy from school...

Until next time...

Keep pushing....

I have to confess...I'm getting discouraged. Discouraged that I'm not dropping as much weight as I WANT at the pace that I want. I have to remember to be patient during the progress and I have to trust the process. I'm just impatient and wanting to be 120lbs lighter... NOW! But I also know that I didn't put it on overnight, it won't come off overnight.

The beauty of this process is that I am learning more about myself, how MY body responds and reacts, what fuels my body the best, and what I'm actually "made of" when it gets hard. There are many days where I feel discouraged, tired, just plain ol' don't feel like it...but I also know that if I don't put forth the effort, the results that I'm so desperately wanting and seeking, are not going to be there.

Thanks for letting me vent and be authentic here with how I am feeling.

Keep pushin' y'all! I am....

Inspiring Health and Fitness....

So it has been a long while since I last posted. So many things have happened since then.

Lincoln is now 6 years old, in Kindergarten, and oh so very smart!

In April of 2015, I was let go from my job at Pacific Gas & Electric Company, after 3 years of service.  I was getting depressed and finding myself going down a very dark hole. I had to ask myself what things I wanted to accomplish in my life. I wanted to complete a full marathon! That's 26.2 MILES!!! So, I started on my health and fitness journey. My very first 5K event was July 4, 2015 at the Folsom Firecracker with my good friend Sonya Wynne. She has been VERY instrumental in my health and fitness lifestyle goals.

The first race of many more to come this year... I shocked myself in the fact that I actually finished the race!!!

Since that first race on July 4, 2015, I went on to do the Color Run (Aug 2015) in Sacramento...

Then in Sept 2015, there was the Biggest Loser in Las Vegas, NV...

and then the Night Run....

 
I've been having fun doing these races, but boy, are they EXPENSIVE!!!  After the Night Run, there was the Roseville Turkey Trot in Nov 2015 - MY VERY FIRST 10K - EVER!!! And I was the last one to come in and cross the line - they were tearing down the finish line as I was coming up to cross - but I CROSSED!

Dec-March has been pretty quite on the race front. I did join a mother's running group called Mothers Run This Town. I'm training for my VERY FIRST 1/2 MARATHON (13.1 miles y'all!) on June 5, 2016 in San Francisco. Pictures will be posted in a separate post as I talk about the experience.

HERE'S TO OUR HEALTH, FITNESS, AND NEW LIFESTYLE!  Until next time!