Remember our intentions for the new year?

[momof4peppers]

Well, one of mine was that I was actually going to run a 1/2 marathon. And just wanted to let you know that I DID IT!!! Not as fast as I'd wanted, but fast enough. 13.1 flippin miles I ran. I AM A GODDESS!

Now I'm just on to the universe providing abundant financial resources for our family.

Nearly six months on, how are the rest of you doing?

[mama41]

WHEEE! CONGRATULATIONS! Now rest those pins, mama! Take a couple days off!

OK, I can't resist: Time?

My resolutions: Well, the Evil 3 Pounds is now the Evil 2 Pounds, and the amount of effort involved has made me think I should wise up and buy bigger clothes until dd goes off to kindergarten and I'm walking/running 4 mi/day getting her there and back. I'm trying and sometimes succeeding in being gentler with dd. I think that was all the resolutions I made....

[momof4peppers]

2:12:15

At least I beat the marathoner. it was a 1/2 and a full marathon run at the same time. I REALLY wanted to be under 2 hours. But considering that I'd never run before 8 months ago, I'll take it - and take off those 12 minutes on my next one!

It was good for me to see that I can set a goal, work more or less steadily toward it, and actually see it through.

[pranamama]

way to go

[trinity6232000]

YAY! That's huge. I can honestly say that I don't think I've run more than a mile since HS. I'm sure that when you were done that was a awesome feeling. YAY MAMA! YOU DID IT!

[jgmommo]

Congrats!!! What a wonderful feeling!!!!

[mamamoo]

Wow! That is awesome!!

[tjsmama]

Way to go!

I'm a new runner too, just about a year now. I ran my first 1/2 at the beginning of April (2:20 with stomach issues) and loved it...ran my second two weeks ago (2:06)! Now I'm thinking ahead to breaking 2 hours, probably this fall...it's triathlon season now!

I look back over the past year, and one of the few bright sides of the crap that I've gone through is that I feel like I've found who I was meant to be and how to set a good example of living an active healthy lifestyle for my son. Triathlons and half-marathons are something that I never thought I would do, and probably not something I would have done if STBX was still around!

Yay for being healthy!

[WatermelonSnow]

Congrats!

[BelovedK]

What an awesome accomplishment congrats!!