Ask me for motivation??

So here's a little dose of motivation for all of us... I really thought this time was going to be it, I found the right director and the right direction that was going to get me to my goals! Well guess what although the director and direction still remain exactly what I need I sabotaged myself! Yep "Oops I did it again" LOL So what does that mean? How the hell is the at supposed to be motivational right?? Well guess what take it as you will; we all fall, we all pick up that vice and hug it as if it were our long lost friend. So with any bad friend or boyfriend or girlfriend it's time to breakup!! Let's get back on track, let's move our asses and make the most of everyday, LET'S KICK THAT VICE TO THE DAMN CURB!!! Like it or not, we were given one body to last us a lifetime. We can take care of this body, nurture it, keep it strong and healthy, or we can let it fall apart, so as the years go by we can do less and less with it. I'm pretty sure you feel the same way I do and that's to take care of our body and live life to the fullest!!! NO MORE EXCUSES!!!! GET OUT THERE AND GET SOME!!

So what qualifies you as Crazy??

"You Haven't Tested Your Limit Until You Try Something You Can't Do" Lazarus Lake ~ Barkley 100
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This could make any workout fun ~ 5-One-Song-Workouts

To 50k Or Not...

Not sure at what point I ever thought running or hiking (more my speed) a 50K was a good idea for me.. I still struggle at a Half Marathon distance as far as efficiency is concerned. I mean my time does technically get better with each race I care to put my heart into but we're talking approximately 9hrs or more on my feet.. I have a handful of friends that have completed this distance but none that are relatively at my fitness level. Can I grit through nearly 20 miles over what I've put my body through to date??

Hospital Hill(s)

I started out the morning in complete denial and lack of desire to even begin this race. I received great encouragement from friends via text and of course my hubby was right there full of encouraging words for me. Then meeting up with my running family took a lot of pressure off of me to perform at an unrealistic pace for me at this point. Being delayed by rain was a pleasant calming and then the skies cleared and off we went. Started the race with a great group of peeps and by mile 3ish I was struggling, I needed this race to just be mine, hopefully I didn't offend by asking to be left to run alone. I had a ton of internal dialog going on making me want to quit with the difficult hills and rain that was coming down harder and harder with every step. But with every mile marker I passed I began to revel in the accomplishment. A great friend once said "Be In The Mile You're In" so I followed that advice by listening to other's conversations, actually looking up and taking in my surroundings, splashing through the puddles instead of avoiding them, and ticking away the miles conquered! To see my hubby along the course standing in the rain waiting for me without hesitation is something so amazing I can't even begin to explain what that means to me.Tucker came back for me at mile 9 to stand by his word and thankfully so, it made the rest of the miles just disappear. Then to pick up and run in that final stretch lined by my friends screaming and cheering me on was an amazing feeling!! To then be granted the honor of running with Stephen Losey, our Hospital Hill Hero, and a determined young lady running her first race just topped off the experience. To all of you who have made me feel like a part of your family and a true friend, to those that cheer me on no matter what my finish time is, to those that are there to hug me and tell me you're proud of me I couldn't continue to work harder and accomplish what I do without you!! It's because of all of you that I am finding all of me..Saturday, June 7th, I Conquered Hospital Hill(s)!!!

So I've clearly fell off of the blog wagon again! Do I care, not really sure since I don't have any followers. But here goes again: Here's a little soapbox moment I had yesterday morning when a very relevant question was asked in a challenge group I'm in, the question/post was not directed at me but I had an answer of course. A short synopsis of the post was "Let me ask, why do you do this to yourself?"

For me personally I Run To Save My Life.. I started this journey 1 1/2 years ago at 245lbs with no natural athletic bone in my body. It is hard every time I go out there but you know what it's worth the struggle knowing I get better with every step I take, I get stronger with every wall I break through, I find ME a little more that has been trapped in this overweight body every time I cross that finish line knowing on my own two feet I DID THAT! I hurt, I whine, I'm tired, I take my rest when I know my body and mind need it, I push through, I soldier on, I revel in the accomplishment. I raise my arms high in the air thanking whoever I need to thank for my next breath. I have lost over 50lbs in this struggle and I will continue on!! If you ever see me in a race notice with every grimace I may make my laughter will be louder, my pride will shine, and I'll dance this dance till I can't anymore.

Signing Off Yours Truly