Happy Birthday to ME...

October brings my birthday and this year I turned the big 38...and the goal I had set for myself last year was to strengthen my endurance in long distance running and to have better health. I am proud to say I achieved both of my goals. I lost a total of 35 lbs starting October 2008, and by the time December rolled around I lost another 5! This was really huge for me and I have my eyes set on another 25 for the upcoming year! It did take me a year to work myself back into running. I owe my motivation to some GREAT ladies, Janeen, Ginger, Belinda, Rose, & Taryn and of course MARK! They were my rock that kept going when I asked myself...why am I doing this? So to celebrate my birthday, instead of going out to dinner, I asked them to run the Breast Cancer 5K with me on the base! It's hard to believe that a year ago, I was so out of shape and could barley do 5 minutes on an elliptical. Now, I am able to run 3.1 miles! Going to the gym is part of my regular daily routine. Even if I can't stay to lift weights I do make the attempt to get there and do cardio for an hour! My goal for this race was to finish in 37 minutes and I finished in 35! Excited to see what 2010 brings.

Me and Belinda ran the 5K together


Finished in 35m 35s

Other great friends who came out and ran the race

Me and Ginger after the race