Down the treadmill road....

Yesterday was a rest/stretching day. Well I didn't do much stretching. I worked and played with my nieces.

Playing with them is my fave.

Today I decided to run on the treadmill. There was a little more rain in my life than I wanted....The "dread mill" is usually my nemesis. Now I have my own and it's not so bad. I love to listen to music when I run outside, but inside I listen to podcasts currently "girls gone wod" is my favorite. 

Today's run went so much better, still hard and not where I want to be, but I felt my legs coming back.

Plus I got to try out my cute new calf sleeves.

I feel myself coming back. I feel an awakening happening... Amen!

Tomorrow is a crossfitt day... See how that goes!

First run to Portland..... Or Enumclaw

Today was my first real run in months... Let me tell ya it was not pretty. My lungs burned, my calfs and quads burned and it was only 2.5 miles. It was slow and quite a bit more walking than I thought, but you know what? It was amazing! I'm not sure how I forgot just how much I love running. The feeling I felt between gasps of air was awesome. I have a long way to go but, so proud to be doing it!

Besides look at this beautiful site!

Then I decided to come home and work on the "devil".... I mean double unders. Double unders are like that bad relationship. We break up, get back together, break up.... We are currently on a break.... The welts on my ankles and arms are proof it's not a pretty break.

Overall I feel awesome!

Day 1 "Road to Portland"

Today is day one of what I am calling..."Road to Portland". Yesterday I signed up for the Portland marathon. 

It has been almost 3 years since my last marathon and almost 2 years since I have ran anything longer than 6 miles. 

I am a little worried about it, but really excited. Worried that I won't be able to do it, or that my body will not get in shape fast enough. Worried that I will hate running again. Worried I will burn out before I get there. These are all a bunch of what ifs though. 

I am excited to be setting a health goal. I have taken some time away from running to focus on Crossfit. The last 6 months however, I have barely been crossfitting and absolutely no running. To to tackle this is really exciting and epically scary.

Life has been a real struggle this past year. Getting married, new house, sick in-laws, sick family, depression/anxiety, and the death of one of the most important people in my life. I have been on a downward spiral. Running really helped me the last time I was going through a rough time, I pray it will this time as well.

So anyway....

I plan on documenting the training, the eating, the fuel, the wods, and all the stuff in between. Sometimes I may even do a video. The plan is to really be present and enjoy this whole experience.

Stick with me