Well hello cyber world;
WOW, so many things to update you on. I don't even know where to start.....
June first I ran my 3rd half marathon (Calgary Marathon) with my mom. It wasn't what I was hoping for, but I PR'd by 4 mins, so I'll take it. I trained so hard for that race, I wanted to do really well for my mom (she's a sub 2hr runner) and in turn I put too much pressure on myself. It was still an AMAZING day. My brother ran his first half, and my step-dad ran it too. It was a family affair to remember.
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| Mom and I at start line |
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| Collage of the day |
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| My medal |
My mom and I ALSO ran the 5k race 2 hrs after we finished the 1/2 marathon. Holy shit, not a good run, but whatever, I finished it, minus a toenail, YUCK!!!!!
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| Start line of 5k race (race #2) |
I honestly couldn't be happier with my family. The ONLY reason why they ran this with me was because I inspired them. With everything I've been thru int he last few years, running has helped me overcome so many things. I'm so lucky to have my parents to look up to as runners and as parents. My mom and step-dad are the reason why I started running, they inspired ME to do it, and it's helped me more then I EVER thought. I HATE running while running, but when it's all over, I feel on top of the world. I NEED running in my life.
Since the race I took a bit of time off (8 weeks lol) and then jumped right back into it. I have found a love of trails. I still road run, but I really want to get into trail running. So much so that my MOTHER has convinced me to do a 50k ultra in September. (LOTS of trail updates will be coming haha)
I have done a few runs, nothing major, all under 5k, but I've had so much fun being with nature, and the quiet. Oh ya, I've even encountered a COUGAR!!!!!! Not the kind you find in bars with pleather and low cut tops and saggy boobs. NO the actual animal that will tear the flesh off my bones in no time COUGAR. Needless to say I got out of there in a hurry LOL.
Here's some pics from my little trail adventures.....
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| Widow Maker trail Kananaskis AB |
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| Barrier Lake Kananaskis AB |
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| Kananaskis AB |
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| Kananaskis AB with the dog |
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| Kananaskis AB |
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| Kananaskis AB with the dog |
I've had SOOOOOO much fun running this year. It's only been a year and a half, and I've done 3 half marathons, endless 5k races, 2 more half marathons left this year and the 50k ultra. I'm not sure what my future holds, but I know I'll be running..... I thank my lucky stars I found it.
So that's it for my update. I have a Rock N Roll 1/2 marathon in Vancouver at the end of Oct. AND Rock N Roll 1/2 marathon (and 5k) in Vegas #stripatnight so I will update with the results of those races. I am making vacations around both races, so I am looking forward to a few weeks off work haha.
xo
