A Journey to Fit & Fast

Holy cow. I just ran 26.2 miles. Whhhhhaaaaatttt?!? But seriously. The sense of pride and accomplishment that I feel now, and I would guess I will feel for a while is amazing. I'm sure once I am able to fully walk correctly again I will consider doing this crazy feat again. I could not, absolutely could not, have completed this task without my number one training partner Travis by my side. I wouldn't have wanted to-either. We push one another from time to time, and genuinely know when the other needs to slow down/walk/whatever (seriously, it's a funny connection).  The race was tough-there were several spots where one or both of us was in real pain. But, with the encouragement of so many around us-we finished. And in a PR time for Travis as well. Go you, my man! We crossed the finish line symbolically. We held hands and came across at the exact same minute. This journey was made with him by my side, and I wanted it to come to a conclusion by his side also. I knew imme...

Here I sit marathon morning thinking to myself. I am thinking about how today LITERALLY symbolizes running into a new chapter of my life.  2014 has taught me what I am made of. I get emotional thinking about the lessons that this year has taught me. Such as: having a tribe is critical, being a good person is enough, sometimes giving up doesn't mean you've failed, opening your heart to kindness makes the world do the same, being 100% authentically yourself is not only vital but also enough for this world, life is short, there are so many magical moments in the mundane, I am loved beyond measure, and I am quite literally the luckiest gal around. Today symbolizes new life. A rebirth, essentially. It's not just running 26.2 miles with those that I love and have trained with for the past 24-ish weeks. It's LITERALLY running into the life ahead of me, with arms wide open. I expect it to be emotional, because, well it already has been. I embrace all that this life has to...