San Antonio Half: Week 7

Distance: 8.41 miles
Time: 1 hr 32 mins 38 secs
Route: Teague Parkway

I was a little torn yesterday on which trail to run and how far to go. Jenn has a 10K on tap in San Antonio today, so do I go with 6? Do I go with 9? Decisions, decisions for a seemingly indecisive person. I decided to sleep on it and figure it out when I woke up in the morning. Lauren woke up in the middle of the night, so I took her back to her room. It took me a bit to fall asleep. Mark told me that I could always move my run to Monday morning, but I said no. I wanted to get it done and over with. So instead of hitting the trail at 5:30am, I decided to hit the trail a little after 6. I started in the middle of the trail and ran down to Diamond Jacks. I hit the turn around and then ran back to where I started. I kept going to where I normally park and then turned around for the last stretch.

The weather was absolutely beautiful. The temp on my car gauge read 62 degrees when I started. I was very grateful that I wore the long sleeve shirt and the shorts. There wasn't a cloud in the sky and the dawn gave way to a breathtaking sunrise. It actually gave me the chills each time I would look at it. I missed having Jenn running with me, but I just let my mind wander the entire time. Here's the path it took:

Today is my birthday. I'm starting this new year one year older and 21 pounds lighter than the last one. I'm proud to say that I am 32 years young. I never thought that I would ever be where I am...not just geographically, but so very happy and grateful with how my past 32 years have played out. While we aren't the richest people with money, I consider myself incredibly rich in love, family, friends and health. I have been married to the love of my life for almost 10 years. We have two AWESOME kids (that I often don't give enough credit to). I have two amazing parents that raised me to be the person I am today. I have an older brother, that drives me crazy on many occasions, but I will never give up on him. I have my "in-law" family, that I don't even count as "in-laws", because I adore them so much. I have so many incredible friends. Each and every one of you have impacted my life in so many ways that I can't even begin to tell you. You have become a part of my family and I am so very lucky for each of you.

As I ran this morning, I was very grateful and definitely counted myself as a very lucky and very blessed girl. I know that life is a journey and an adventure. I am so glad that you are all along for the ride with me.