My Running Adventures

It has been a long time since I last posted so this might be a very random post of a lot of different adventures I have had. First, my last Half Marathon that I ran was the Farmington Days Half Marathon. It was a very difficult race for me as I had to work a grave shift the night before. I felt like my focus was off and I had a lot of negative self talk throughout the race. I did have a cool experience during the race. I was at mile 6 or 7 and I wasn't feeling motivated..I was at the point of wanting to give up and I just said a prayer in my heart that I needed some extra help. The next thing that I knew a girl that I had seen on the race came by me and told me...we will help each other...It was the motivation that I needed and was able to get a second wind and was able to finish. It was the longest that I had did in a half. It made my day to see not only Phat Josh at the finish line but my family rooting me along. I didn't really experience much pain from this race aside from my toe which is dealing with the fact that it will be losing a toenail soon! Since running this race I have made it a goal to improve my running. I will be running the Layton City Half Marathon for the second time this year. This race is very meaningful to me as it was my first Half I did last year when losing weight. I have made it a goal to improve my time by 20min...which would put me at a 2:34:00 time. I believe I can do it. I recently invested in a Garmin Forerunner watch which is probably the best investment in running I have made as it has helped me with my pace and has helped me to see the runner I truly am.  If you were to ask me a year ago if I would ever be excited to run half marathons I probably would tell you are you kidding me? But now I can't stop thinking about running. It is a thrill and a drive that has changed my life. Running has been a saving grace in my life and has shown me my potential. There were times in my life that I didn't have the strongest confidence and now I have the confidence to say that, " I am a runner." I am so grateful for the people that I have met while running and the motivation and inspiration they are to me.  To the people out there that don't believe they could ever achieve a goal...I will say this, The only thing holding you back is yourself...so stop making excuses and go after your dreams!