Couch Potato to 5k...

Before girls camp in July I had worked up to "week 3" of my c25k (couch to 5k) training... then after camp, I never got back to it.

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After a month went by, I just knew I was back to week one starting all over again, sucking air again!

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But much to my surprise, I could do week 1 pretty easily. I continued it just to make myself keep doing something, and to try and build back up slowly as to eliminate any possible injuries. (let's just face it... all this weight, running... seems like an injury just waiting to happen).

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But deep inside, I knew I could challenge myself more.

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So this morning, I tied up my running shoes and turned on c25k WEEK 2!! In all honesty, until I hit the halfway mark, I didn't believe in myself that I could do it, and finish it. But at half way I KNEW I could!!!!!

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It was such a great feeling, to KNOW I could push myself this way (and survive)! A victory for me in my journey!

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I am so grateful for Courage (with a BIG C), and that my body and muscles will respond to what I am asking it to do, even when I push it, and for answered prayers!

God is Good!!!

Pioneer Handcart Trek...

I heard officially last night, that our Stake is planning our next Pioneer Handcart Trek for 2011.

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The only details I know is that we will go to Martins Cove the 1st week of August 2011.

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So if I am still serving in the Stake young women then, I hope Jim and I will get to go!

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The teenager will be on his mission! Wow, that is a crazy feeling to think about right now!! But I can't think of a better way to pass the time while he is gone, than to be going on a trek to Martins Cove. He will be crushed he doesn't get to go though, he has wanted to go back every since we got home in 2006.

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If you don't know anything about a pioneer handcart trek, ask me! We got to experience this as a family the summer of 2006. And it was a life changing event for each of us!! We loved it!!!

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I am SOOOOOO excited!!!!!!

Ski bunny...

(this was me a hundred years ago... I used to be quite the ski bunny back then)

I had a very exciting conversation with Jim yesterday...

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I was on my way to get new plates for one of our vehicles; we had gotten a letter they wanted the boy scout plates back, they weren't making them anymore :(

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And Idaho offers lots of different logos on their plates now, so I asked Jim if he had something in mind he wanted me to replace it with.

He said just get the cheapest, and you can pick it out. So I asked if he was okay with getting the "skier dude"... because it is one of my goals to be healthy and strong enough to hit the slopes this winter, and what a motivation that would be for me to see it on my license plate everyday!

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He said sure, with some ?? in his voice... and I so I asked him if I was healthy enough to be a ski bunny this winter, would he take me to Bogus Basin?

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And this was his reply... (I am having him sign a document stating this promise).

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"Honey, if you can hit the slopes this winter, I will take time off work and take you on a ski trip to Sun Valley skiing; just the two of us".

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I almost started crying, I was soooo excited!

How is that for motivation!

I am working my buns off to get there now!

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**Note to self - don't lose focus, you can do it, winter will be here in less than 3 months!! Any pain you feel now, will be reaped in rewards a thousand times over in the snow with your husband!! YEA!!!