I apologize if it has been awhile but with how things are going, it has been very busy on my end! Whether it is getting stuff done before I train and run or if it is keeping up with a lot of things in my life, I would take a vacation but I feel like this is my vacation because I am enjoying myself with everything around me.
Finding inspiration is one thing in the beginning but when you use it for your own good, it becomes more than inspiration, it becomes a mission. And lucky for me, I have been reminded in many forms. In the past few weeks of training and running, I have been improving on my running and I feel great. And I am quite proud to say that last week, from Sunday to Saturday, I averaged 56.7 miles and my goal was 50 miles. And yes, I am an over achiever but it sure feels good to go past my expectations.
But on a side note, my first half marathon that was in Champaign, Illinois has changed because of discouragement in finding an open hotel but no luck at all. But on a good side note, I have switched it for a 5k race for Parkinson's Disease in Bismarck, ND. Also, I am hoping to make it on a team for the Great American Bike Race for Cerebral Palsy where I get to bike over 20 miles. And yes, all in one day! I am that crazy to try both events on and succeed in my own way, with heart and inspiration.
With my upcoming first half marathon being in Fargo, ND, I am very EXCITED! I am being impatient for that race because there is going to be so much going on there, I will have a lot of people there to support and cheer me on as I run. And I have 2 special guests of honor and they are Shane Wilhelmi whom I never met but I know his parents well enough and on behalf of Shane, I will be representing him and Cystic Fibrosis as that is his case he deals with on a daily basis and the other guest is Miss Taylia Bauer, whom I recently just met through some friends I have made here in the town of Washburn, ND. Having met Taylia reminds me of what I train for, that everything I will go through is worth it, just for recognition and respect. Because this race is not for me but for those who are my own personal heroes. And I cannot wait to meet Shane in Fargo and to have both special guests and their families plus extras standing on the sidelines to help cheer me on, I am truely blessed and humbled.
The next question I have for myself, what crazy thing should I do to help make this half marathon be fantastic and fun? Well, I am sure I will think of something creative and fun. Whether is rocking the colors or dying the mohawk again.
