A year ago today...

A year ago today I did the Tinker Bell Half Marathon.  Something I thought wasn't possible. It was one of those thoughts where you shake you head and try to talk your self out of it because clearly you must be out of your mind. LOL!!  While I didn't lose weight during my training I was in such better shape at the end of the training. I can look at pictures and see that my body was in better shape. My clothes fit better everything was a bit firmer. And now Run Disney is in my blood, I find myself wanting to do all the Disneyland based half marathons and at least one in Florida to complete my coast to coast.

 Yet even though I've completed one I feel my self shake my head because aren't I getting to old for this? I don't know why I feel so old. I don't think my Mom is to old to get healthy and yet I think to myself that I am just to old to start over again. I have to start somewhere. With out a change for the healthier I am only years away from type 2 diabetes.  I really do want to go back next year and do the Pixie Dust Challenge and get 3 medals. That is a 10K on Saturday and then the half on Sunday. I was thinking maybe the 10K would help you get enough sleep for the Half on Sunday. I need so much practice to figure out how to fuel and how to even run anymore.  It has officially been a year since I've ran.

I have started writing my new vision statement for what I hope to accomplish by the end of this year. Remember a vision statement has to be written as if it is present day and these things have already happened. Here is an example of mine:  It was hard, there were days I wanted to quit but I never did.  I am not to my goal weight yet but I've come so far.  My running has come a long way, and reached a new 5K PR.  I enjoy running and it no longer causes me pain like it once did. I was really surprised at how noticeable it was when I started actually lose the weight. It was about at the 20 pound mark that I realized hey my pain was less during my runs."