rock & roll....

returned home from arizona this afternoon to snow:(

not a winter gal....

it was so nice to be in warmer weather.

blue skies

and 

palm trees!

 checking in at the expo for the rock & roll arizona marathon.

 getting ready at the start line.

i've had a bad cold/cough for about 2 weeks leading up to this race.

i was really nervous about how this was going to go.

i'd run a half marathon dec. 31st,

that was the last time i ran....

 yes....that's exactly what i am going to do!

thanks for the tip!

 the last thing my mr. said to me at the starting line was:

give 'em h#@!

alrighty....

game on!

 felt so good to be running.

a little cloudy, but that makes for a perfect race day.

 really cool to see these two veterans running with flags.

they ran the whole 26.2 carrying them.

 halfway point and still super happy:)

 somewhere around 19-20

 done & done!!

does it get better than this....

so grateful that my body lets me do this crazy running.

some are not so lucky....

at mile 23 i was digging a little deeper

my legs were tired..

i was bored with my music...

then i saw this.

(yes...i was running with my phone)

that's the point i became extremely grateful.

grateful that i can do this

that i have a family that loves and supports me

that i have friends that care about what i do....

grateful that it wasn't me needing the help.

i do this because

i want my kids to know that they can do hard things

i want them to know nothing is impossible.

if you want something....

you go get it.

'whenever somebody discredits you, and tells you that you can't do something, keep in mind that they are speaking from within the boundaries of their own limitations.'

fit is the new skinny