I was SO thrilled to be apart of the Akron Marathon this year because I finally wasn't pregnant. I have been pregnant for the last 4 years with 3 kids and 2 miscarriages, so my body has taken a beating not to mention I have gained a ton of extra weight. Delaney was born in June and I was bound and determined to make myself run to jump start myself on a regimen to get back into shape. I have always liked to run, about 6 years ago, I was a certified aerobics
instructor and weight lifting trainer (back in my glory days when all I did was weight lift and
exercise and got paid for it, although it wasn't much but it was fun) and now I get a little down because I have gone to pot and have some health problems on top of it. But doing this race was a start to a new beginning for me and next year if my health allows it I am planning on doing the half marathon and if my health doesn't allow it I will do the relay again. I ran the last leg which was 8 miles, and my only goal was to do it without walking and to keep it under an hour and 45
mins, which I
achieved both! It was so fun to just be down there and in that atmosphere, and I am so thankful for my friends who trained and did the relay with me, way to go ladies!!
This was the night before the race, we went out to eat to do a late pasta dinner, it was so fun and relaxing that we were all kid free that night :)
I was SO thrilled to be apart of the Akron Marathon this year because I finally wasn't pregnant. I have been pregnant for the last 4 years with 3 kids and 2 miscarriages, so my body has taken a beating not to mention I have gained a ton of extra weight. Delaney was born in June and I was bound and determined to make myself run to jump start myself on a regimen to get back into shape. I have always liked to run, about 6 years ago, I was a certified aerobics instructor and weight lifting trainer (back in my glory days when all I did was weight lift and exercise and got paid for it, although it wasn't much but it was fun) and now I get a little down because I have gone to pot and have some health problems on top of it. But doing this race was a start to a new beginning for me and next year if my health allows it I am planning on doing the half marathon and if my health doesn't allow it I will do the relay again. I ran the last leg which was 8 miles, and my only goal was to do it without walking and to keep it under an hour and 45 mins, which I achieved both! It was so fun to just be down there and in that atmosphere, and I am so thankful for my friends who trained and did the relay with me, way to go ladies!!
This was the night before the race, we went out to eat to do a late pasta dinner, it was so fun and relaxing that we were all kid free that night :)
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