After a Year...

I have to thank my husband for this. He was the one who pushed me to join my first race last year. On my birthday. It was the Happy Run, and from then on, I was committed.

Yup, for someone who is totally non commital, I chose to stick with running. The good and the bad times. The patient times, the competitive times, the frustrating times. The good and bad races, the accessories, the blogs, the websites,...

Yup, its been a year...

I guess I have gained a lot since then. One is that I dont need to join all the races to run. After joining so many last year, I have decided to be smart this time and just join those that I find meaningful and those that promise to deliver a good race. The last two races I joined were Race and Shine (For Autism, 5k), and since this was very personal to me (my 30 year old brother is autistic), I miraculously broke 40 and set a new record. I had tears in my eyes. I dedicated it to my brother, and like a true angel, he was that wind beneath my wings. And I did soar. That was a beautiful, fun, and intimate race for me. Not many people, but it was well organized. And everyone there thought about the cause.

Yesterday was my first 10k race since June. And I was not concerned about the time I wanted to beat, but more about the quality of my run. My biggest goal was just to finish it without walking. And we sometimes underestimate our own power, and yesterday was a true example. I was late due to the traffic. And gun time showed 1 hour 16 minutes, but my chip said I finished the route, without walking in an hour. My husband cannot believe it, I cannot believe it. But thats the timing chip, and I doubt it lies to please me. So I got more than I hoped for.

Its been a year...

And heres hoping for a half mary before the year ends...

I said hoping...:)