Running, running and even more running

I feel like half of our vacation week was spent running.  We logged almost 44 miles in the past ten days.  That is a lot of running, folks!  But, other than a very bad 4 mile trail run on Christmas Day, it has been a delightful 40 miles.  I have run with Troy, with friends, alone and sometimes all three in the same run which makes for a fun time.  I am looking forward to the next 4 months of marathon training with some trepidation, but mostly with bring it on!  I am ready for this.  I know that some days it will be hard and I will have to force myself to do it, but as a friend and I were sharing yesterday on our 12 mile run, running really is so much mental.  You have to psych yourself out sometimes into thinking that some of the runs aren't really that far.  I mean 12 miles is nothing compared to 26.2, and then when you get there I guess you have to think that 26.2 isn't as far as a 50K and so on and so on. 

We're lucky to have a great group of friends around us who share our passion for getting out there and logging miles - whether on a bike or on foot.  I'll let you in on a secret - one of my friend lists on Facebook is called "Fitness Freaks" so I can limit how much I harass the rest of the world with my meaningless stats.  I hope they know who they are, and I'm glad to be counted among them!  I love this crazy life of mine...pushing harder to do more and finding new ways to overcome the obstacles - time, light/darkness, obligations,etc.  Whatever they are.  Overcoming them is a constant reminder of how important it is to make that time to run, bike, walk, hike or whatever we're doing that day.  Whatever it is, it's worth it because it's important. 

So, no matter what, make time to be healthy, be active and be happy!