1/2 Marathon

Time for a little accountability! My friend/neighbor across the street is wanting me to do a 1/2 marathon in April. There are some other people in the ward who are wanting to run as well. My visiting teaching companion has a sister-in-law who has cancer. She just finished her chemotherapy and is now going to start radiation therapy. She lives in St. Louis and my friend is running to raise money and awareness for blood cancers. Her blog is www.shelbysjourney.blogspot.com. She is amazing!!! I'm not even sure of the details for the race, but I'm pretty sure it's in Tennessee at the end of April. The last real training I did was for a 5K in Provo, UT before I got pregnant with Brody! He's now turning one next Thursday and I've pretty much done nothing since then. I went running last night and tonight and I feel like I've caught the fever. I didn't do soooo bad either. I went 2.7 miles tonight and I'm still walking. I've always been too scared to run at night, but it has been so great!!! It has been really warm here the past couple of days and our neighborhood is out in the country, of sorts, and the sky is so dark and the stars are so bright! It's been really great. I also think long distance running is teaching me some life principles that I don't do really well like, slow down and be patient. I always want to rush through everything and if you do that running, you won't make it to the end. I have a really great friend who ran one this summer and our babies are the same age. She has provided me with so much inspiration and lots of great tips. I'm hoping to be as determined as she was. The winter months are going to be hard without a gym membership, but I'm done pointing out the negative and ready to take on a very ambitious goal! I'm sure all of you will help push me along this path! Please help push me along this path! I'm hoping the endorphins are going to keep me sane!! I'll try and keep you posted on my progress. I'm going for slow and steady!