Just started this... so excited to share what I think! Love this author, can't wait for a few hours of uninterrupted reading to immerse myself.

I have to constantly remind myself of this. I find that I am so concerned with how "slow" I run, I forget that I am running amazing distances. Never in my life would I have thought I'd be able to conquer a 10K. Running 5K's is routine for me now. They are my weekly runs! Giving myself credit, and a pat on the back, feels wrong. How sad is that? So, here I go.

HOOORAAYY for me! I conquered the distance!

But I'm still going to run faster... It's part of constantly challenging myself so I don't get complacent and bored. I'm only competing against myself and I have faith that I can beat me!!

I am currently consuming this entire series. It's fun, humorous and entertaining. Sometimes you need a book that isn't high literature, that you think deeply about and feel smart after reading. Sometimes you need a book where you enjoy the lead character, laugh out loud and root for the good guys. This is definitely in the second category. But, are they good guys? Do you know who the good guys really are? The main character, Nick, is in danger of ending the world, but honestly he's more interested in surviving high school. It's a little bit Buffy, and I love it!

I think the purpose of those pictures they take of you during a race is to inspire you to run more. It's a bit demoralizing to see a picture of yourself when you thought you looked decent, but in fact you look rather... indecent. I really have come so far. I am closer to my goals than I have been in years. This will not defeat me, it will spur me to action. There will come a point, hopefully during this race season, when I will see a picture of myself taken during a race and think I look as good as I feel. That's not too much to ask for.
On those days when I just don't care and I find myself reaching for comfort food and drink, I need to remember this moment. I ran a 5K today for no other reason than I can. I have a plan, I am reaching my goals. I can do this. "It's never too late to be who you might have been." This is the year I don't stay home because my clothes don't fit me. This is the year I go on adventures and feel confident. This is the year I don't feel judged by everyone around me. This is the year I shake the fat mom feeling and enter into the happy, active, fun mom mode.

That's not too much to ask for.