My Thoughts:

I was super excited to be able to make a book out of my blog posts. I love it. It is fun to look back and see what was going on in our lives. It is a great way to journal. Although I try to write in a journal as often as possible, this is fun because it has pictures and sometimes it is just random thoughts like today. I would encourage you to print yours. I have one book done and another one on the way. I have two more to print and then I will be caught up and do it only once a year. It is kind of spendy but so worth it. Cierra challenged me awhile back that if I stayed off Facebook for 40 days she would not eat candy for 40 days. Wow! That is a big thing for her. She loves candy. I knew it would be good for her and also for me so we did it. It has been 32 days! I have gotten a lot done and didn't really realize how much time I was on Facebook. It kind of sucks you in and an hour later you can't believe that much time has past. I think it is a great thing to be able to communicate with others but it is a time waster too. I will go back to it but I will not be on it as much as before. I have learned my lesson. Thank you sweet stubborn Cierra! I am one week away from my Wenatchee trip with about 25 friends. I'm so excited and super nervous. I can't wait to be with friends and have lots of fun together but I am so nervous about this marathon. This is my second one and I am more nervous for this one than my first. I feel like last time I had no expectations and I would just finish it. Now I feel like I need to beat my time and do better. I have put my whole heart into this training. I have logged close to 500 miles in 18 weeks. I ran one 20 miler, one 19 miler, two 18 milers and numerous other runs. My time has improved by about 45 seconds per mile and I feel strong. So now when the big day comes along, can I make it happen? I'm afraid of injury. I have had a little nagging pain in my leg and I have been icing it like crazy and it feels much better but who knows if it will come back when I'm running 26 miles. I guess we will see. I have seen too many injuries occur when you are testing your body to the limit. And running a marathon is definitely testing my body to the limit. Sean has been a great support to me. He keeps telling me I can do it and is very positive. I love him for that and so many other reasons! That is a whole another post, but for now, I guess all I can say is wish me luck and hopefully I will be back with good news. My last marathon was a 4:43 and I hope to get 4:30. That is knocking off 30 seconds per mile. Kind of a lot but I feel like I can do it.