doing something i've never done before

i have always watched those people running outside in awe. as i sat in the comfort of my home or car, and they- the superhumans- were running relentlessly on the pavement. in the cold. and the rain. i watched and wished that someday i could be that amazing.

then, i found a group of friends on another blog community that actually were those superhumans. and everything changed.

they weren't superhumans anymore. they were normal folk, just like me. they were 200+ pounds, they were moms, they were not moms, they were busy, they had lives, and they worked. and after feeling a bit like a foreigner for quite a while, i finally found it in me to speak up and even do something about it. i ran. and, [gasp] i liked it.

i am no expert. im not even an amateur, really. and, i am definitely not a superhuman. just a mom trying to get active.

sure, i'd sure like to lose some pounds, but the best part since i've been running? the endorphins. i was in a serious rut. like, i didn't want to leave my couch most days. and some days, i barely did. but now- after completing a run i feel like a million bucks. i don't want to stop!

so, i signed up for my first race. nothing big- just a 5k. i figure, first goal is to finish it without stopping. should be a good place to start, right? there will be more races later in the year.

i have almost exactly 2 months until this race. i am a bit nervous, but staying completely optimistic.

this is my year, i can feel it.



one of my biggest inspirations