A New Challange!

I have discovered through out this last two years of losing weight and discovering who I am underneath that I am a VERY competitive person! It's strange because for my years I always stayed  back in the low light not really going out on a limb to really push in anything because it was better to stay out than risk getting hurt or not reach my goals. Well GONE are those days lol and here to stay is the me who wants a constant push and I think really everyone needs it so there is always a goal to get to. I think for me that is why it was hard to stay at my goal because for SO long I had pushing to get there once I got there it was like....WHOA what do I do now ya know I? I need something else to go for! That all being said my new challenge came as a Christmas gift this year from my Dad drum roll.............

The Indianapolis Mini Marathon for the 500 Festival!

I never thought in a million years I would sign up or even be excited to run 13.1 miles in one day haha, especially in a large group of people but I wanted it and I asked for it and I received it lol. My Dad surprised me by signing us up and paying the fees and we are now committed to finishing this race in May. I really couldn't be happier to have another goal to achieve and I think something will help push me to get back to my goal weight and continue to fight this journey or health. Like I mentioned it's deff. healthy to have new goals and to keep setting bigger and bigger ones. I have a feeling if this race goes as well as I hope this may become my new hobby and that could be doing mini's and then maybe, just maybe a full marathon one day or a triathlon.

That being said tonight I started training officially now that I am down to about 12wks before the race and I ran 3miles at the YMCA. Although I have had grueling workouts while losing weight and training running was never a consistent part so I am having to learn to love it, to pace myself, to not exert too much energy and to really get my poor shins and knees liking it. Tonight a bag of frozen veges and vege meat served as my ice packs lol :). I know I can do this it's just gonna take a lot, but to be able to say I did it in the end is going to be SO sweet and worth it!

I would totally write more but my eyes are shutting and class calls at 9am tomorrow with Yoga! Thanks for those of you who continue to follow and read this and those who post comments! I am looking forward to updating daily and seeing what comes of all this and being back to blogging.

~Kassandra :)