Oh hi there.

Oh hi.
I kinda fell off the face of the earth but im going to attempt a weekly post.
update:
I am officially DIVORCED.

Which means I have to work and cant spend 2 hours in the gym rockin my body & running.
HOWEVER, I refuse to let being a single full time working mom & student prevent me from mainting and making my body better and healthier

I did complete my 1.2 marathon in November in outstanding time. I was in the top 1% of woman and finished in 1h45 minutes. That is a great accomplishment I am ever so proud of. I have only raced once since then unfortunately but asd soon as this not so hot weather rolls out, my booty is out for my long distance runs. I completed the Spartan Sprint in Malibu Calafornia and that was my toughest race yet!!!

Its taken me a while but im figuring how to juggle work - school - children - and the gym.
Began a paleo lifestyle as much as possible, low to no gluten free diet, and no processed food. I have eliminated most dairy & it feels great to continue eating healthy.

Besides my once in the blue moon night of tequila I stick to water only! Eating healthy is so rewarding.

I hope to be able to post more and continue to encourage you to work out and make goals!

Next race is APRIL 21ST. The Warrior dash and I am stoked!

Oh shucks

I've been slacking, BUT NOT ON MY FITNESS, just on posting!

Today I went out of my comfort zone and completed a 15k, (9.3 miles)! I skipped the 10K completely and went for it. Go big or go home right. I was nervous, being there were over 2000+ participants! Felt awesome. The freaking running community is awesome and I love every minute of a race, before and after.

My plan was the pace myself at 9 minute mile, since it was a longer race. HA! My feet for some reason today had other plans. I paced myself at an amazing 7 min 31 seconds. Faster than my 5K fastest pace. I was in shock. I saw several young girls ahead of me, thinking my chances of placing were pretty slim, I managed to place 3rd over my age group and 90TH over all. Now thats rewarding.

Meeting other runners, all ages makes me realize I found my niche, and this is something I am going to hold onto. The oldest man running was 84! 84 YEARS OLD, and going strong. Amazing to see peoples determination!

I dont have the professional pictures yet but here are some from my phone.

Race Pics

Watermelon Fun 5K Run Pics 

Firecracker 5000

I ran to the beat! 

Cant run without my MUSIC!

If someone

 Told me id be loving racing this much 6 months ago, Id laugh. Im totally addicted.

Todays results from the Firecracker 5000:

1st Place in age group (25-29) 

Time: 24:33! 

55 over all out of 507 

9th female!

I beat my goal (25:05) by like 40 seconds, I am SO PROUD.
I got my first medal, and I scored a Gift Certificate from the photographers at the race, in some raffle I didn't even know I was entered into. So now I can get a picture for free! Heck yeah!

I wore a watch to pace my self this time, at 1 mile I was at 7:40 which was way better than I do on my tread mill runs. Dang, I did so much better than I had anticipated. I was very nervous because the running group looked pretty competitive, well mainly the guys! So I finished - and nearly threw up, and almost peed myself all at the same time once I crossed the line (thankfully I was super hydrated this time so I wouldn't get sick like the last race, and there was a disgustingly stinky porta-potty and water station near by)
So there it is. I finished, met my goal, surpassed my goal, and now am setting the bar a little higher, at UNDER 24 minutes. Just got to find a run to do.

Thanks to Movin' Pictures for my Gift Certificate and to Run Time Racing Services for a extremely organized and delightful event! Ill deff be running this next year, whose with me?

My Shower Hates met

Today I woke up nice and well rested, thanks to my new prescription to ambien (due to night terrors, a little old for those I know..)

Got to the race WAY early, good thing cause its was a big cluster ____. You will in the blank. It was the first race they organized so I guess ill give them that.

Met with a fellow racer from Survival Race back in April & another new racer, whom I'm sure ill be racing with again.

First off, the line was outrageously long, and packets for preregistration weren't even together (and they have been advertising this event for months now, hello)

 They didn't have enough, or all of there chip timers, and THERE WAS NO WHISTLE, HORN, GUN SHOT, or anything at the beginning of the heat times.

 I just luckily realized everyone started and caught up.

I didn't wear any silly costume or dress up funny, although I strongly suggest it because you will get more photos taken of you. (And there were not many photographers at each obstacle, disappointing...)

Anyway, I ran and ran and ran, and didn't let my tired weak legs stop, I was pretty proud. Several times throughout the race people were walking and I always encouraged them to keep going, at the end of the race someone thanked me for it to. It was a good feeling. 

I finished 3rd over all female and 1st in my age group! 28:12, NOT BAD, but not great. I KNOW I can do better, but considering there were I think like 12 obstacles and I had to swim through as nasty pond (gag, I hate water) I think I did well. 

Nice but bent over on the right haha