Last Day of 34

Running Log:
2.183 miles - 32 min.

I enjoyed my run tonight. I was challenged a bit, but not to the point of frustration. Hee hee. That reminds me of kids' reading levels. As teachers, we try to get kids reading books that are a bit challenging, but not too frustrating, otherwise they give up. I need to apply teaching lessons to my running more often!

I have upped my speed for the month of February, but I am not running as far as I was towards the end of January. I capped my run at 4 intervals of 4 minutes each tonight.

And today was my last day of being 34. Tomorrow I am smack dab in the middle of my 30's. It doesn't seem possible to be 35. How can I be 35 when I still feel like I'm in my 20's? My 20 year high school reunion is in 3 years! That seems even more impossible than being 35.

One neat thing about this time in my life is that I am making my health a priority once more. I don't know that I can say I've never been in better shape. I was in pretty decent shape back in high school, but I didn't run. That I can say is better now. I never liked to run when I was a teenager. My body was certainly better back then, but that younger version body didn't give birth to two amazing boys. Sometimes when I look at the stomach I don't like, I remind myself that two babies lived where that pooch is. It doesn't mean I wouldn't love to get ride of that pooch, but I am trying to be a bit more forgiving of myself.

I am also proud of how long I have stuck with running. I think I started back in August when I began training for the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. Ever since then, I've been hooked on entering races. It is so much fun! And in order to do well at races, I need to continue running to get better!

A lot has happened during my 34th year of life. Many health scares for my husband, my dad died, my sister is divorced, and we are all adapting to changes. I can only hope that year 35 will bring as many blessings as I have received in the past.