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Introduction Text 2014 not sure where the year went but gonna be different this year. I have signed up for lots of races but mostly small ones. No more full marathons for awhile. Going back to gym and even got a trainer. Ready to rock a bikini this year. ==================================================== 2013... Starting the year back up in weight so time to get serious ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2012 This year I am going to focus on my diet. I need to think about being on a diet. I have never been on one. I am also going to cook out of 52 cookbooks this year. 1 for every week of the year and blog about them. ::::::::::::::::::::::::: In the two years on Sparks I have gone from learning to run a mile to running a marathon. Now I need to work on the weight part. Me in a nutshell: Stay-at-home busy PTA, soccer mom to 2 kids ages 8 and 6. Moved to the states from Europe in time for kids to start Kindergarten. I have never had a problem with my weight until I had kids then I got too lazy and too busy to bother with anything then realized my size 14 was the largest size in the store. *********************************************************************** 5.11 Williamsburg HM (sick) 2:38 5/11 Avenue of the Giants Marathon 4:58 4/11 Parkway 10 miler 1:39 3/11 Shamrock HM 2:19 10/10 Army 10 miler 1:59 ran with friend 10/10 Lower Potomac 10 miler 1:29 9/10 Akron OH HM 2:27 9/10 Wilson Bridge HM 2:29 8/10 Run A Muck 4 mile boot camp 45min 6/10 Annapolis HM 2:32 in 90 degree temps 5/10 Capital Hill Classic 10K 1:02 4/10 GW Parkway Classic 10 miles 1:49 ran w/my BFF who had never done a race. 4/10 Cherry Blossom 10 miler 1:47 with a 10:23 avg pace 11/09 Ran 5 mile Turkey Trot 50:18 (Never ran that far before) I was scared to run that far but now I know I can do it. 10/09 Ran 1st 5K in 29:50 minutes That is the fastest I have run 3 miles. 8/09 Decided to start running 6/09 Finally got a digital scale. That means I am serious. ******************************************************************** I started out with just getting off the couch. I took the dog for walks. Then I added exercises while doing laundry. Next step was buying some DVDs. Next step was joining a gym and getting a trainer so I know what to do. I had never been to a gym. Now I have learned about calories It has taken me 35 years to learn how many calories are in a pound. ********************************************************************* 2/15/09 Start at 175 5/1/09: 167.8, BMI 37.0 5/9/09 167.6 BMI 36.5 6/13/09 164.8 but 37BMI. I don't get it 6/20/09 163.8 7/11/09 162.6 BMI 35.5 8/1/09 159.5 BMI 31.5 9/11/09 158.2 BMI 32.4 12/4/09 154.2 5/10 150 9/10 154

This year I plan on doing another marathon but my goal is for it to not overtake my life like the last one. Healthy Balance

2012 Races: March: R&R DC April: Parkway Classic Sept: R&R VA Beach Oct: Marine Corp Nov: Turkey Trot Del Ray Dec: Hot Chocolate

I live just outside DC on George Washington's property with my 2 kids, husband and my fuzzy dog.

Pain is inevidable but suffering is optional William James "Beyond the very extreme of fatigue and distress, we may find amounts of ease and power we never dreamed ourselves to own; sources of strength never taxed at all because we never push through the obstruction."

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