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January 5th: Max

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Max is my little Yorkie-Poo.  He is sweet, attentive, affectionate and thinks that I’m the best dog-mommy ever.  He’s great at cuddling, always listens when I need someone to hear me out and is extremely excited to see me (even if I’ve only been gone for half an hour on a run).  He’s been my little shadow today and I love him ❤

January 4th: Personal Record and Injury Free!

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Today I am grateful for having broken my personal record at the Sunshine State West Palm Beach 1/2 Marathon without injury.  As you may remember, I have set a goal to beat my race times by one minute each race this season.  I have surprised myself by actually beating my PRs by 2 minutes for the past two races.  Today, I beat my last race time of 2:10:31 by 2m 31sec.  I passed the finish line as the race clock ticked at exactly 2:08:00.

I am so incredibly proud of myself and, to be honest, have never been more emotional at a race… Not even my Full in 2009.  I prayed last night, and throughout the race, that the muscle in the back of my left thigh wouldn’t seize up on me as it did last March during the Coral Springs 1/2 that I ran with my sister.  It was very painful and forced me to hobble past the finish and take about a month off of running afterwards.

This past week, the same muscle has been tight and achey and I have been panicking to myself about it because I have been training so hard and looking forward so much to possibly getting a personal record at this race.  It started to get a little sore and tight around mile 8 but I decided that “I’m not going to think, I’m not going to feel, I’m just going to fricken’ do it” … And I did! 🙂

January 3rd: My Goals

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Today, I am grateful for the ability to make and achieve my goals.  Tomorrow I have yet another race.  I have gotten a lot of positive feedback from my friends and family who know how much it would mean to me to p.r. (get a personal record). Whether I do or I don’t, I’m just excited to try… 🙂

Gratitude: January 1st and January 2nd 2014

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2013 has not been the easiest… It began with inspiration, hope and promise but turned to heartbreak and disappointment towards the end.  But you know what?… It wasn’t the worst year ever either… I’ve done some amazing races and met some goals I never though possible.  I saw 2 of the 7 Wonders of the Modern World (Machu Picchu and Chichen Itza) and my family is in good health and we’re all together!

During my two weeks off from school, I’ve spent some much needed time resting and thinking and have processed everything that has occurred.  This is all I can say:

1.  I am proud to be the kind of strong woman who remains positive and has belief that things can be better despite everything I went through in 2012.

2.  I have finally realized that the BEST things that have ever happened to me have been those that have so effortlessly fallen into my lap that I felt almost guilty about having them because it was though I hadn’t “earned” them… In turn, the WORST things that have happened to me have been the result of me trying to fruitlessly and painfully force a square peg into a round hole…

3.  I am pretty awesome and am not going to waste time hanging out with people who don’t agree 🙂  Because, if I love you… I think you’re pretty awesome too.

4.  I am surrounded by the most beautiful group of loving friends and family in the Universe.  I am proud of this because I have fostered (and continued to foster) these relationships.

I’ve decided to dedicate a few minutes of my day, EVERY DAY this year to think about what I am grateful for and log it on this blog.  The first few days of this year I have spent time running, hanging out at the beach and thinking about all that I am thankful for…  and here’s what I’ve come up with:

Jan. 1st:  I’m grateful for my health and my body’s ability to run.  I had a great 4 mile run with a new group and met up with a friend I haven’t really connected with much and had a wonderful time!

Jan. 2nd: I’m grateful for the gorgeous sunshine that finally came out today and allowed me to spend some time at the beach.  I have been coming to this same spot on the same beach since I was a little girl and it doesn’t get old….