Sports Bra :)

So I bought a new sports bra today = AWESOME!

but the part worth sharing is what was on the tag.

a fit woman is a powerful woman.

You all are powerful because you love Jesus and because He gives you the motivation and the skills to be fit. you take ownership of those gifts and put them to use.

Keep up the running loves.

C.

Christmas Break Bootcamp

Precious, precious time. I don't know about you girls, but I have very little of it to spare. Running has been on the back burner and it is making me nuts. Even on the weekends it is just plain hard to find the time. School is HARD. Like whoa. I suppose there is a reason that I will earn a Master's degree at the end of this...you think? That being said. Christmas Break Bootcamp here I come. Back on track and on schedule. I am motivated and excited. Woo Hoo. Florida you better watch out!

Love,

C.

email!

did you guys get that email...?!

it made me slightttly nervous. 

Workout

Modified Workout

M and I had a not so great run the other day- because we were extrememly tired. so.  we decided to do lunges, gallops, etc. this was at like 7 in the morning and if you can hear it okay you can hear m is not exactly as excited to do everything I want to do ha but she willingly participates and i didn't even have the ask twice! love and miss you girls. xoxo, n

Hard and Prayers

Okay girlies. So things around here have been difficult lately. In a heart wrenching why is this world so broken and how are people SO wicked sort of way. About a month ago, a freshman boy went missing for several days and was found dead in the ocean just not too far from campus. It was very disturbing and the whole campus community has risen up, like we do in the face of sadness and pain and bonded and protected each other. It is quite beautiful actually. But, just this evening a girl was assaulted with a gun on the trail that I take to get to and from school daily. I found out that this happened a couple hours before I was free to go home. That is scary. Two men with a gun attacked this girl and they were not caught. This is the BEAUTIFUL trail that I have told you girls about. I know that Jesus was there with that girl holding her hand and I pray that she felt it. He is holding her heart as she heals tonight, I know it. I truly believe that trail is His sanctuary. Nobody but Jesus creates beauty like that and nobody but Satan and his most wicked and defile it they way it has been. It makes me angry and scared and sad. I am boiling inside and ready to fight. I LOVE to run that trail as do SO many people in this community. It is one of my most favorite parts about the people here, they are so friendly and outdoorsy and trusting and all about being green. So many people would rather bike or walk, on this trail, because it helps to preserve the incredible nature that we all enjoy. Wickedness is ruining it. Please pray for healing and redemption of this town and of this trail. Jesus has authority here. Jesus loves this place. He will win. He will conquer. He has authority here.

All that being said. It is dark here a lot. It is dark until fairly late in the morning and it gets dark again before I get home for school. I can't run on the trails in the dark because it isn't safe and I'm not really convinced that the streets are either. I'm not really sure what to do. I may have to suck it up and deal with the treadmill :( Running is getting hard...getting hard. HA. its been hard. But still its getting harder! and I seriously lack motivation to run on a treadmill...ick. I know I need to be safe though. I love you girls and I am so proud of you and every mile that you have run. Keep it up beautiful princesses!

Hello my loves!

I would love to plan outfits- hm.. what should we do... its in february early in the morning so I know that it probably will be chilly but then when we are running it may become hot... maybe we could wear black bottoms (whether shorts or leggings or whatever :) ) and then the top could be maybe the color of our favorite disney princess or something. yellow=belle, light blue=cinderella, pink=sleeping beauty, etc. just throwing out an idea:) I figure we can all brainstorm on here.
 
I am not sure of plans yet, I think we may be going up friday- but I am not 100% sure. Also, my whole family is coming up too, so Im thinking we may be getting a hotel, but I haven't talked with them, so I am just guessing :) Are you all still going to the park on Sunday after the race?
 
It's so great to hear your updates.And encouraging too. C how wonderful you get to run in such beautiful trails on the pacific coast and E i am so excited to hear how you are do dedicated even when so busy. M just got over a 10day best rest from salmonella so she is behind on the mileage and I took almost a week off because I was getting sick/had a crazy wee school- so we are still only at 4 :( We are trying so hard, and have been buying running magazines to read for tips and food ideas :) I am loving it though, and it's cool how the Lord is building us all up.. sometimes when Im running I imagine how wonderful it is going to be to be running the race with you girls.. at the happiest place on earth!! :) ah i am excited, but I don't want it to come too quickly because I am definitely not ready yet :) but I am excited for the we reach half of a half marthon like C said! And then eventually we will reach the 13.1 miles!! yay yay yay!! love you girls so much. xoxo -N

Hello my loves!

 I would love to plan outfits- hm.. what should we do... its in february early in the morning so I know that it probably will be chilly but then when we are running it may become hot... maybe we could wear black bottoms (whether shorts or leggings or whatever :) ) and then the top could be maybe the color of our favorite disney princess or something. yellow=belle, light blue=cinderella, pink=sleeping beauty, etc. just throwing out an idea:) I figure we can all brainstorm on here.

 

I am not sure of plans yet, I think we may be going up friday- but I am not 100% sure. Also, my whole family is coming up too, so Im thinking we may be getting a hotel, but I haven't talked with them, so I am just guessing :) Are you all still going to the park on Sunday after the race?

 

It's so great to hear your updates.And encouraging too. C how wonderful you get to run in such beautiful trails on the pacific coast and E i am so excited to hear how you are do dedicated even when so busy. M just got over a 10day best rest from salmonella so she is behind on the mileage and I took almost a week off because I was getting sick/had a crazy wee school- so we are still only at 4 :( We are trying so hard, and have been buying running magazines to read for tips and food ideas :) I am loving it though, and it's cool how the Lord is building us all up.. sometimes when Im running I imagine how wonderful it is going to be to be running the race with you girls.. at the happiest place on earth!! :) ah i am excited, but I don't want it to come too quickly because I am definitely not ready yet :) but I am excited for the we reach half of a half marthon like C said! And then eventually we will reach the 13.1 miles!! yay yay yay!! love you girls so much. xoxo 

plans?

hey princesses 

I was just wondering if anybody has thought of, or has plans for that weekend? 

I was just wondering so we can coordinate.  All I know for me so far is I am driving up with people from South Fla to carpool... I kinda want to go Friday (my birthday!) but I don't know maybe Sat Morning to save money? What are your thoughts?!

love youxoxo 

Hola Amigas!

Hi!! 

Sorry for lack of updates!! 

I am doing good!!  Some weeks I feel like I can do this!!!! other weeks...not so much! haha It just depends.  I have recruited a couple of people to do it as well and it is helpful to be able to talk about it most days as a way of encouragement and a motivator to keep me going!! 

I am doing my best to continue on with this even when I get busy.  (Although there was a day last week that it just didn't happen!) But I know better than to let it 'get me down' because I miss 1 day or something! I actually think I am going to buy new sneakers soon... you should see the ones I have been using! Any suggestions on that? 

And YAAA! lets plan outfits! I want to be cute (i mean at the beginning because the moment I start, all cuteness goes out the door) but some people wear crazy stuff...how do they run in that?!

love you both!

E 

Hey Girlies!

Hey girlies!

You guys ready for the 5 miler tomorrow!!! Woo hoo. You know, pretty soon we'll be running half of a Half Marathon.

Start thinking about costumes ladies. We must coordinate ;)

How's everyone doing incorporating run time with you busy schedules? I know we've all got a ridiculous amount of stuff going on right now. E. Where are you? Haven't heard from you in a while :) Let's here an update!

Anyone need any particular kind of support? Not just for running, but that too? Let me know.

Love you Princesses!!!

C.

Back on the Run!!, from the West Coast!

So. Weather here is awesome. You guys should be jealous ;) and then in a couple of months when I'm figuring out how to run in the snow...SNOW! ahh. can you believe it? then I'll be jealous of you.

But anyways. I ran on this awesome trail behind my new apartment and I am a converted trail runner. The street just won't do it for me anymore...hehe. well maybe. but still it is awesome. My first couple of runs our here weren't the greatest. I some how picked up a nasty cold and sinus infection on my way out here and breathing has been a rare treat...this makes running hard. Not to mention that my "running across the country" plan didn't really work either. So over a week of no running and then breathing issues on top of it made for a interesting re-start. I'm getting better and the tissues are getting fewer. So run on I WILL! As soon as I get my act fully together (moving across the country is a big deal..pheww.) I will take some pictures of said awesome trail to share. And when you guys come to visit...HINT HINT...we will run on it together!

In the meantime...check out this youtube video. It's pretty awesome and pretty inspiring!

More Laughs

So..funny story about yesterday's run. I decided to borrow m's running shorts and after I put them on, she said casually..oh you can definitely wear those, but they have a little tear in the side, but ive safety pinned it, so you're okay. I was like oh okay and didn't even look at the tear. So we go on our way, and get to our running spot and I feel a sort of breeze opening my shorts... and I look down and the tear is a lot bigger than i had realized!! I was like "Melissa!!!" haha and we both were laughing so hard because it was a little windy and my shorts kept ballooning up on the side, even though they were pinned :) So, here is a picture of me with m's torn shorts- but they are still wearable so not throwing them away :) but, the white you see is the running shorts liner...not my undies! Just to clarify!!!!!! And here is a pic of m and me after our 3 mile run, twas a fun day :) love you girls!! xoxo,n

Carrying Us...

September 14, 2010 6:58pm.

 

I just walked in from my run- literally still have sweat dripping down my face and fingers all sticky and shaky from my adrenaline pumping, but I couldn't wait to sit down and start typing the picture the Lord was just showing me on my run. So, today's run- what I thought-a not too hard 2 miles began amazingly..I was so so ready to run tonight and couldn't wait to put on my new music (thank you Melissa Milroy) and let my feet hit the pavement. My adrenaline was going as my legs raced with the song "For Love of You" by Audrey Assad (my new favorite artist) I was smiling and was like this is going to be so good, my pace was even a little faster than normal. As I was running, the wind was coming so strong against me that at times it was making me sway as I ran..it was also literally pushing the ear buds out of my ears…as I kept running I was thinking "Oh Jesus Im so thankful that I have this wind against me now on the first mile because that means when I turn around it will be pushing me along on the second half mile… that's just how you work Lord…even though trials and struggles face us..if we hold on and persevere you will bless our road and carry us along after we have learned through the trials…." Ha I remember thinking thanking Jesus for this reminder. As I neared my turning mark I could not WAIT to turn around, it was such a harder first half of my run than I expected- even though I was pumped up on adrenaline and what Jesus was showing me. However when I turned around…something unexpected happened… there was NO WIND PUSHING ME. All of a sudden it was HOT and DRY  and the SUN was IN MY FACE. I was like… well.. Jesus.. how did this happen.. the wind was just going against me.. so now shouldn't it be pushing me along?? I felt like I was running through absolutely still air. I was like wow Jesus.. I thought the first half of my run was hard… needless to say at least I had WIND in my face to cool me off… to help me breathe. As I continued to literally pray outloud as I was running ( people probably thought I was nuts) because I was just zonked of all energy..the Lord began to show me some thing… how.. there are times when we are running along in life and we think that the struggle, trial, obstacle we are facing is SO bad, annoying, frustrating, and we are waiting for the blessing to come from persevering… however.. there may not be an IMMEDIATE blessing once we hit our turning spot, we may have to continue to HOPE and PRAY and RELY on JESUS. I realized that I should have been TAKING IN that air in my face… breathing in the air that I just assumed I would have on the way back… but oh how precious that trial and struggle is when we are facing it.. we need to take in every moment that we are faced with it because we have no idea what it is preparing us for… the very things we see as trials could be the very blessing the Lord is giving us… and when we reach that point of almost giving up… and then we reach our turn around point expecting a blessing… there may not always be one… as I looked back and wished I would have taken in that extra breath and enjoyed that wind in my face one last time…and just because we don't receive the blessing doesn't mean one is not waiting for us at the end of the race. Even though it was hard and I wanted to stop.. I kept thinking of the Lord and what He was teaching me through this run…I had "For Love of You" on repeat… and somehow He sustained my legs in the heat… and at the end of the run… I am not even joking I was almost blown over with the gust of wind that hit me when I stopped at my 2 mile mark. Not only was there wind but as my sprinting legs came to a halt the words from the song "Carry Me on Your Back" by Leeland. I wanted to fall to my knees because I realized another facet of His Love…I realized through the entire run He carried me on His back…He made my legs move, my lungs breath air in and out… and He is the One who is ALWAYS carrying us on His back even when the season is hot and dry and we feel we have no air to breathe, and even when we feel His presence yet are still facing many obstacles and He is still carrying us even when He doesn't move in the way we expect. He carries us and works and moves to make sure He gets the glory- so it ALL points to Him and not to ourselves. It is all about HIM. I feel I can keep talking about this short 19 minute run for forever because I keep realizing small things about the Lord, but I pray you are blessed and you only see Jesus. I just had to share because He is good. Love you… here is a link to the song "Carry Me on Your Back"…. Xoxo, Nicole

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mubEkCOIQDw

A Looonng While...

Hello my sweet princess friends!!! It has been so long since ive blogged and like an earlier post C wrote...I am finding myself to be so busy! On top of that, I am trying to fight off getting sick... so far in the past three weeks I have been sick twice :(. But, I am learning what it looks like to really rest and to not run until I am better. I think the onset of my sickness began after long days at work and an 8pm 3 mile run followed by a 5am 2mi run the next morning... haha 5mi within 12 hours i guess snapped the rubberband for me and I was out of running for almost 2 weeks! boo! I missed it. So, I have been trying to stick to the schedule as best I can, but I am trying to modify it too since I have missed a bit. But, tonight I ran 3 mi (on the treadmill though- cause of a storm :( ) But, I am excited for the race still. I can't even think about the 13 miles though when I am only running 3 right now! haha I guess it's kind of like our promises with the Lord... it takes time to build and prepare us... we won't reach the "destination" overnight, but we know that we WILL get there... we WILL be able to run 13 miles and finish the race... all to the glory of Him :) xoxo love you girls. -n

Traveling Runner

Hey girlies!

So. on a non-running note. My car is packed and I am....eek...almost ready to go. I cannot believe it. I plan on getting good runs in tomorrow and Saturday and then, drum roll please, the next time you here from me will likely be from another state...WHOA! This princess is going national. I will try to update you along my trip. Monday, Iowa with the Foxy, Wednesday, Colorado, and hopefully by Sunday--WASHINGTON. That being said. I may be away from the blogging world for a bit, until I get settled into my new little corner of the Pacific Northwest.

Keep up the awesome running girlies. Love you!

C.

p.s. I have totally lost track of total mileage...but it's getting up there I think?!

cha cha cha changes

hola amigas!

yes, slacking in the blocking department.  I totally am with carli on this--on my 'break' from school, I was at home and funny enough, my break seemed like more work than school...(almost) anyway its been a crazy couple of weeks with so much, but I am finally back, first week back at school is done, and I am figuring out my schedule and everything so I am happy to get back into the swing of it.  I tried a couple of days...but they were so few that I almost am not counting them. AND somehow a month or so ago I signed up for a 5k THIS sunday, and I have barely run for 3 weeks! idk what is going to happen, but we will see. 

miss you both! <3

e

Busy?

So I'm not really sure how this happened, but after a summer with no plans and nothing to do, all of a sudden, I'm busy. I don't even know what to make of that word anymore.  Maybe all this stuff to do has something to do with the fact that I am moving ALL THE WAY across the country in approximately two weeks...EEK!  So all that being said the running has been a little crazy.  I'm doing the best I can, but I've had to move a few days around.  And the blogging is sparse...it probably will be for a couple weeks until I get to Washington, ahhhhh...scary.
I know we're all winding up to get a whole lot busier, keep up the hard work. Princesses! Love you! 

*running on*
C.

WHAT!!!

I just signed up!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ahhh! i just texted you guys, but i am so SO nervous/excited/every emotion you can think of!! 

I keep looking at the email--is this real life?!! 

and I picked Belle :) whoa, i am REALLY doing this. 

breathe. 

Speed

What a week it has been! There were a couple days this week where I just felt tooo tired to run! But, M and I pushed through. I had my good days and not so great days of running, but its been fun! M and I have been timing ourselves on our runs...and today since it was 2 miles we decided to try and beat our times from the 2 miles last week. Our goal was to shoot for cutting off at least a minute off of our time. Our 2 mile times were averaging 22 min.s from last week.. we at least wanted to get to 21..and 20 was pushing it... however today M and I just had this excitement and energy and we started off really strong and on our way back went back and forth with encouraging one another..really pushing ourselves and we were so excited to finish the 2 miles in 19.38! This may not be an awesome time for a pro runner, but we were so excited...and knew it was only by the grace of the Lord we did that- or finished at all!

 

We both have some questions... M and I both are seeming to have sore/tight lower backs (like around our spine) and our necks have been really tight... has this happened to you all at all?

 

And, what princesses did you all put when you registered? Just curious :)

 

I love you all!!

 

Total: 18.75 miles

 

xoxo, n :)

Women's Running Magazine

Check this out chickies...it's so cool!

March 2009

Sara Hall

Mammoth Lakes, CA SPORTS: Track and Field AGE: 25 JOB: Professional Athlete Click photo to enlarge

RUNNING WITH PURPOSE

My goal is to make the U.S. Olympic team in 2012 and to win an outdoor national track title. I feel like right now I am perfectly suited for the 3,000-meter distance, which unfortunately is no longer an outdoor track event. There is a 3,000-meter steeplechase, which I may try this year, presuming I can pick up hurdling! However, I think my future is definitely in the 5,000. (I’d also like to run a marathon.)

My challenge is to stay balanced. Our sport can be all consuming. You can let it become your entire identity. It’s a dangerous thing, because success is often unpredictable. I find when I overemphasize running, I become less happy than when I make serving others, loving family and following my faith priorities in my life as well. My husband (2008 Olympic marathon runner Ryan Hall) and I do a lot of running together. Often, we have some of our best conversations and times connecting on runs. His amazing courage and confidence inspires me.

One of my passions is working with World Vision (worldvision.org), a child-centered organization that helps to empower impoverished communities. My participation has been through Team World Vision, a program that raises money for projects in Africa. Athletes dedicate a race - no matter what type or distance - and recruit sponsors to pledge donations. Recently, Ryan and I went to Zambia to see the results of the money raised by Team World Vision at the Chicago Marathon last year - it was exciting to see that drilling had begun to provide clean drinking water.

Barefooted and a little incident

Hey Princesses!
So this morning sweet sweet N. Called to make sure I got up early this morning (thank you!) And it's a good thing she did because I have NO time to get it in later. Morning is wonderful! I am terrible at getting out of bed in the morning, but when I do, I love it.
I ran out on the golf course again and the whole 2nd half of the run, I took off my shoes and ran in the cool dewy grass completely barefoot! Yummy is the only way to describe it. It's invigorating!! There was even this sweet old man mowing the golf course singing at the top of his lungs. There's no way this could be a bad day, how can you not smile at that?

Now for the little mishap. I was on cloud nine floating down the fairway listening to the muted silence and the lovely man's off key singing and was not paying one bit of attention to where I was going...I ran right into a little water run off ditch and rolled my ankle. I scraped up the palms of my hands and sat on the ground for a minute, got back up and felt ok so I kept running. I'm a little sore now. My knee and ankle are a little swollen, but hopefully its nothing a bag of ice and some ibuprophen can't fix! Haha. What a morning!!

**running on**

C.
total miles run: 16.75

setback?

hola el princesses! 

Sorry I haven't updated--in the midst of finals!! 

So I know you know about my leg, I'm still not 100% whats going on, for stress fractures you need an MRI, but all trainers think it is shin splints.  The only way to recover from that is rest. But i don't WANNA rest!! 

I have been crosstraining this week on the eliptical just to stay active. I go further than the plan on the elipitcal because it isn't the same thing as running.  I'm not exactly sure what to do yet--thoughts have been maybe investing in a different shoe, doing something like run 3 days crosstrain 2...i'm not exactly sure yet. 

and sign ups for the race-- what did you guys put for your times? I think I'm going to sign up this weekend :) 

xoxoem

Half Way Point

For me, a run is all about the half way turn-around point.  If I make it there strong and am still mentally in the game, no worries about the finish.  It may be hard, but it will be strong.  The halfway point says it all.  Some days, its a fight to get to the half way point and it continues to be a fight all. the. way. home.   Generally it's one or the other.  Today, It was sort of in between.  Weird!  That extra quarter mile we added today wasn't so bad.  It made me feel strong.  Set a goal and reach it, it makes you feel great!  I made it to my halfway point strong, but it was a fight to the end.  But I made it!!! Way to go week 2!!!

...I think the struggle was because I didn't heed the warning from N. and M....and the junk food strikes again.  eww.  I have all new motivation to eat well.  I usually do pretty well, but today was not one of them and I felt it.

**running on**

C.

total miles run: 12.25

!!Girls, tomorrow, all together we will have run more than a half marathon!!  Way to go.  

yay week 2!

This morning I woke up with a tummy ache, but didn't want that to stop me so i pushed through and with God's grace finished the 2.25 miles. so excited for another week! praying for you girls, love you!

 

total: 2.25

xoxo, N. :)

 

P.S. another picture of the sunrise morning, sorry I just can't help myself! and here is another picture of M and me after our run. i think im going to try and document with a picture the first day of running for each week. :)

Finished Week 1!

Im so excited and even more pumped about this race now having finished the first week. Im noticing how precious this journey is- with all the ups and downs and times of learning- and even how much that relates to our faith. But I get excited and encouraged knowing that we are all working toward one goal- challenging ourselves and encouraging one another along the way! The end result will most certainly be priceless, however these moments and sharing them with you all is just as special.  

 

On a side note: Im realizing how hot it can be even at 8 or 9 in the morning! so this morning when my alarm went off at 6:30, I tried to get up quickly so we wouldn't have to run in the blazing sun again. Our run thankfully went super well and when we finished and stopped to stretch we were greeted by a few jelly fish... as I leaned over the seawall to stretch my calves and watch the sun come up and reflect off the bay, i saw a dolphin roll through the water. I was like, wow Lord, You are awesome and such a Beautiful Creator and Sustainer. I think im learning a lot while here at home, more than I thought I would. M and I are looking at some more 5K's to run, we found one along with another half marathon in November, we're thinking we may do the 5k. http://womenshalfmarathon.com/stpetersburg/ But, C and  E I love you and am hugging you right now!! YAY week 1 is done!!

 

Total: 10 miles

 

xoxo, N.

 

The picture is from one of the mornings earlier this week of the sun coming up :)

 

5k's

I signed up for another one...at the end of this month. It will still be hot, but my goal is to just do better. 

It is crazy to me that I just signed up for one, not thinking about if I could or how I could...I know I can.

and YAY! email works.

Total: 6 (I haven't gone yet today)

em 

Difficult but we made it!

Today was a little hard. M and I got up early again (after pressing the snooze a few times :) ) however, after we both started running we realized how important it is to eat right. The night before M and I had indulged on some sweets that we began to regret the first half mile of our run. As we encouraged one another on throughout the run, we mumbled to one another in between our breathes our complaints about the food we were now feeling in our bellies. Being saturday, there were tons of people where we were running, so we tried to weave in and out, while bicyclists and others zoomed past us and we tried to stay encouraged. I knew if I didn't think about it too much, my legs would keep going and I would eventually get to the end. And praise Jesus we made it in 22 minutes. And we now we will be thinking twice before we put food into our mouths! I am just glad we made it without walking, and now we're onto Day 7- almost made it a full week!

 

Total miles:8

 

xoxo, N.

 

P.S. Say NO to ginger snaps, ice cream and oatmeal cookies the night before a run! :)

Tired

1. Move out of house
2. Clean house top to bottom
3. Play with puppy
4. Get in run

It was one FULL day. Moving is always bigger than I plan on.   I had to run inside today because the lightning was too much to battle.  This is one pooped princess!

**run on**
C.
Total miles run:8

Ready to RUN!

Loves! 

So I got started on the training schedule a little off (on Wednesday), so I'm a little behind.  So far so good though.  I had a hard time with it on Wednesday because I hadn't run since my 5k on Saturday so it was painful getting through those 2 miles.  I had to lower my speed a little bit today because I didn't want to push it.  

I agree with Carli, I think its awesome that we are all doing this!! You both seriously keep me motivated to do it.  

So what is everyone's Favorite princess? Belle! 

I am going to have to be a little creative and flexible with miles and training.  Some days there is no way I am making it with my long days in school + in the hospital.  We work 12 hr days and so those days aren't going to work but I am definitely up for this challenge!!! whooohooo!!!

Oh and here is a picture from my first 5k! It was on July 24th, and I did it in 39 minutes. (I know, slow, about 12:30 min miles) I hope my next one is 36 min.

My friends Katy, Brittany, Molly, ME!, Aidana, and Effie. 

LOVE YOU GIRLS!!!!

Princess Emily 

Total Miles:4

THAT is a good hill

There's this hill about 2/3rds of the way into my run and I like it. You know why I like it? Because that hill is hard. And Jesus is on that hill. He whispers to me that He made my body and He made it strong. He made a body that can run up hills and climb mountains. He made a body that can wage war with the devil and win. So keep running up that hill. That hill reminds me who it is that makes me a princess in the first place. That hill reminds me of my sweet princess sisters that are out there sweating and cursing hills with me! I like that hill.

Today you girls were important! I was tired and didn't want to go out. But I remembered your post N. You ran at the crack of dawn today, so surely I could get my run in too!

**running on**
C.
Total miles run: 6

Day 5 and Still Alive!

So I just have to say that I am SO very excited about this! It's seriously by the grace of God that I am even able to run and finish the run each day....and I am so thankful to be training with my wonderful sisters! So far, the first week is going very well :) M and I get up at 6:30am and run our 2 miles as the sun is coming up. I love it, there is something about praising Jesus and watching Him start the day right before your eyes over the beautiful bay. Even though M was embarrassed I did this, i took a picture of us to document our first day of running! So excited to continue to run and share this with you :)

Just finished Day 5!
Total miles run: 6

xoxo, N.

Lovely friends and running buddies

What an adventure! We are some silly girls learning to love to run. And the comraderie certainly helps.  13.1 miles is the goal and we'll do it in tiaras!! If you're luck, a tu tu may be in store as well...

Day 3 and still on track ;) 
Total miles run: 4

**running on**
C.