Whew! I'm tired!

Training for a marathon is hard. Its tiring waking up early to run (yes, waking up at 5:00 a.m. does get old after awhile!), and its both physically and mentally exhausting. One of the ladies that ran next to me at our speed interval training this morning asked me, "what made you want to do this?" Good question, I thought. What makes me want to do something like this. I don't know. Maybe its the fact that it burns about a zillion calories and gives you great leg muscles (which I'm still hoping for), or maybe its for the stress relief I get after a really good run. But I really think it comes down to me answering the question for myself, "What am I really capable of?" Running helps answer that question for me. After running 8 miles on Saturday (yes, the farthest I have ever run in my life! Wahoo!), I discovered that there is something deep inside me that's driving this whole thing--determination. I want to show not only me, but my kids that they can do anything that they put their minds too. Ashlyn & Layton, this is for you...