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Happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me, happy birthday dear meeee, happy birthday dear me.

Yes, I am now 35. I’ve been saying all week I’m “25″ + some, but I have accepted my true age. And it is a beautiful thing. Besides, at 35 I have accomplished so much & am working on being more of who I am-and not who everyone wants me to be. At 25 the only thing I knew I could do was rent a car. 30s are so much better…

So thank you everyone for the well wishes & celebrations. It’s gonna be a fabulous year!

2008 was a year of trials and tribulations. A year that tested my soul, spirit, and body. I learned how strong I could be, even when one constantly pushes me down. I have become mentally and physically stronger all because I made myself go through & persevere.

I have learned to let go and move forward without letting things get to me. I have learned that some things I just don’t have any control of & they were not my fault-so I have pushed through all the bad & moved on to something healthier. I learned that I’m a lot stronger than I thought I could be…mentally.

I learned that if I am balanced, I will become happier. And if I just let things happen, it would be something better than I can possibly imagine.

So for 2009 I will work harder for all my PRs & I will surround myself with positive people. People who believe what I say & not question or put me down to make themselves feel better. I will work towards being the strongest I can be & not feel bad for wanting more.

I will be patient & not dwell in the past, or overanalyze about why some people return or stay or always return I should say. I will take it as it comes & let it take a natural course. I will not force anything, but I will allow myself to feel…not because of history-but because I do.

I will also be patient with myself when I can’t push it on a run or if I don’t PR. But I will work my hardest to get where I want to be. I will continue the pilates, weights, intervals, spin & bootcamps…and I will not let anyone make me feel bad for investing so much time into myself.

This will be the year of the PRs, and as much accomplishments as I can possibly obtain. It’s a new year baby! Ima stay healthy & stay positive. No one will tell me otherwise & if they do, they can move the f&@k on.

Happy New Year everyone! It’s gonna be a kick ass year.

of being so helpful and nice.

So I finally made up my mind. Due to the change of date-and it’s a severe date change…I will not be running the LA Marathon this year. Instead, I’m doing Seatowns Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon. A much nicer temperature in the summer…everyone says.

I will also be traveling to Austin Texas to run a 10 mile race, and to see a dear friend whom I have not seen since I lived in LaLa Land.

I apparently only visit people as long as there’s a race to run.

So this week I upped my workouts, added more weights, bosu ball, and balance ball workouts. Right now my calves are still in pain and now the sides of my quads are hurting. Perhaps the new pilates and all the extra workouts are starting to take into effect…or my body is getting stronger in the areas I’m focusing in on–and I’m finally feeling the beginning results. Or maybe it was because instead of sprinting to lower weight during Spin the other day, I added on hella weight and pushed through the pain…

I guess I’ll see on Saturday at UK, and on the long Sunday run. Here’s hoping!

Oh and one more thing…I officially changed my diet (again). Shane finished my analysis, and the revamping of me has begun (re-REvamping I should say).

It’s an exhilarating experience. The hills were hard and I had to walk a little bit, but I always ran up to the peak and over the crest. Thanks Karen for staying with me.

No matter how hard the rain fell, and it did fall hard…I pushed and pushed. At times (3 to be exact) I had to pause to catch my breath-but I still pushed with every step. Even with my feet hurting because of breaking in new shoes, I told myself to keep going on.

This was only our second training run and I was a little bit closer to finishing with the girls. That’s my goal. To be able to start and finish with my girls. Starting is no problem, around the middle I start faltering on the hills, then towards the end I push to catch up.

Sometime before LA, I want to stay with my Road Angels…the entire time.

This is what I have so far. Yay, I’m excited for 2009! I WILL PR soon.

Turkey Trot 5k (maybe SJ) - November 27, 2008
CIM Relay (2nd leg) - December 7, 2008
P.F. Chang Rock n Roll Half Marathon (Arizona) - January 18, 2009
LA Marathon - March 1, 2009
Susan G. Komen, Race for the Cure 5k - March 2009
Seattle Rock n Roll Half Marathon - June 2009
Disneyland Half Marathon - June/July 2009
San Jose Rock n Roll Half Marathon - October 2009
Nike Women’s Half Marathon - October 2009
New York Marathon (hopefully I get in this year) - November 2009

This is the only picture they had of me…I look like hell.  Oh well, next year. 

I’m really tired, so I’ll just post the pictures. I did about the same. I’m sick, so I only half rocked the hills. I’m happy though. I have two Tiffany necklaces now.

-Beyonce’

If I were a boy
I could just turn off my phone
and tell that its broken
so she’ll think
that I was sleeping alone
i’d put myself first
and make the rules as I go
cause i know that
she’ll be faithful
waiting for me to come home
if I were a boy
I think that I’d understand
how it feels to love a girl
I swear I’d be a better man
I’d listen to her
cause i know how it hurts
when you loose the one you wanted
cause he’s taken you for granted
and everything you had got destroyed!