Race Day

The race is over. I did it. I'm still in shock that it's all over.

"We got this" 

Race day was amazing. I can't explain the energy in the room. It's a mixture of excitement, nervousness, nauseu, and fear. At least, that's what I was feeling. I walked in and immediately felt like I could throw up. Thankfully all the girls from my stroller aerobics class formed a little group. It felt like it took forever for it to be time to go outside to start. When it was finally time I gave Matt and the boys a kiss and headed out.

I lined up with MaryClare and Sara. I started strong. I kept up with them for longer then I thought they would. Pretty soon I was on my own. My breathing was steady, and I was in a good stride. It's hard to not get discouraged. People were passing me but you just have to press on and keep going. I had to keep reminding myself that the time wasn't important. It didn't matter if people were passing me. It was my race and the only thing that mattered was what I was doing.

As I was nearing the finish line exhaustion took over. Just then I saw a big group of the girls from stroller aerobics waiting for me. There they were cheering me on. Leaving "no man behind" in a way. They gave me a second wind, one of the girls Diana left the sidelines and ran beside me cheering me on the whole way. The last hundred yards or so we sprinted and finished really strong. The feeling was amazing. I could've cried. Matt, Mason, and Ethan met me at the finish line and were cheering so loud. At that moment nothing else mattered. The heat, exhaustion, and soreness were the farthest thing from my mind. All that mattered in that moment was that I finished.

I've mentioned before that I learned alot on this journey. The biggest and most important lesson I learned is that it's so important to have people in your life who support you. It's an amazing feeling to achieve a goal but it's even more amazing having people there cheering you on when you do. I've ran three miles before the actual race. And when I did it was a great feeling, but nothing like running three miles on race day with my family and friends cheering me on. When you find the people in your life that are unconditionally there for you, love you, and support you cling to them. Always tell them how much they mean to you and never, ever take them for granted. Noone else matters.

I would like to thank everyone of you who encouraged me and were in my corner. The messages and comments on facebook and on my WW site was overwhelming. I have the most amazing friends and family. I am so blessed and I thank God for putting every one of you in my life. A very special thank you to my wonderful and amazing husband. I couldn't have done this without him. Yesterday he was amazing doing everything he could to make the morning relaxing and stress free. He is my biggest cheerleader and I'm so blessed to have him in my life.

So the race is over. I'm giving myself one day to relax. What did I do on my relaxing day? I registered for the Wicked 10k. Yeesh! On to the next goal! Thanks again! Love yas!