13.1

After this Saturday I'll have the pleasure of checking off a goal on my to-do list and keeping a promise to myself. That goal being to run a mini marathon. I promised myself that, in order to get back into shape after my pregnancies, I would run a mini between each child. Well, almost two years ago I ran my first 13.1. Before then I never would have dreamed I could run one mile, let alone 13.1 miles.  Over the last three years of running I've come to enjoy and rely on it to keep me energized and happy. We all benefit if I get my run in :) I don't have super high hopes for my race time. I've slacked in the past couple weeks and just hope to run it under two hours and twenty minutes. Not fast, but it requires me to keep running the whole time. No walking. I'm nervous because the farthest I've run without stopping is ten miles. I was pretty wasted afterward, so the thought of adding three miles onto my longest run is a little scary, but hey... one thing I've learned while training is that it's mostly mental. I know my body can do, I just need to control my thoughts and stay positive. I'm always excited to take on new challenges and this will, no doubt, be a challenge.