BIRTHDAY SURPRISE!

First off, Happy Veterans' Day.  I hope we all remember those who serve us and our country.  They fought for our freedom and deserve many thanks.

Today is also a special day because.....I turned 25!  Yes, I am now a quarter of a century.
And what did I do to celebrate?  I went for a 7.5 mile run.  It was amazing. Cold, but amazing.

Today though is the day I made a bold move.  I gave myself a birthday present.....

I signed up for a MARATHON! SURPRISE!

My old cross country coach advised that I shouldn't run a marathon until I was 25, and I was fine with that.  Haha.  Well, since I am now 25, I decided it was time to check another item off my bucket list.  I am so excited.  I woke up this morning and couldn't wait to register.  

I will be running my first ever marathon in Salt Lake City on April 18th, 2015.  :)

I decided to register for this marathon because 1) I kept getting emails about it and 2) it's where I live and where most of my friends and family could come support.  Two years ago I ran the Salt Lake half marathon and that's the race when I got my best time.  Let's see if I can get a decent time for the marathon now.  Training isn't going to be easy.  The farthest I've ever run is about 14 miles.  But I'm excited for all the running adventures I'm going to go on.  

25 is going to be such an awesome year.  I've made a lot of changes in my life already and I can feel that it's just getting better.  So many good things are coming.  

And I'm finally going to run a marathon.  :)

Runaway Girl