A Family that Runs Together!

I'm Back!! I haven't written here since my half marathon last September. With life getting a little crazy, I had lost my focus on racing a little. I've still been running, just not training, but that is all about to change! It's a new year and I have new focus. I have looked the year over and picked several races, starting in April, that I plan to train for, including my first full marathon. But, that is not going to be my first race of the year.

Over the course of the last year I have asked the kids if they would be interested in running with me and possibly even running a race or two themselves, but they never had interest and the typical response was "Mom, running just isn't for me". Well evidently the racing bug has spread through my house, because last month I got a big surprise! While entering the building for hockey practice, Zayd spotted a flyer for a Valentine's Day race held right here in Bountiful and to my surprise his response was "Mom, let's run that race together!" You couldn't have erased the smile from my face if you tried. Then, to add to my elation, Allayna piped in with "Yeah, let's do it as a family! That would be fun!" And so, to my extreme excitement, I am proud to announce that my first race of 2010 will be the 2nd annual Sweethearts Race, the Cupid's 1K.

Yes, I know, 1K?! That won't be any real challenge for me, I will probably barely break a sweat. But that is not the point of this race. I am finally getting to share my love for running with the two loves of my life, my sweethearts, my kids! And we will get to run our first race as a family, together, start to finish, on Valentine's Day weekend.

When I started this blog last year, one of my goals was to inspire others to believe in themselves and never give up on their passions, whatever they may be. It fills my heart that the two people I strive to inspire the most in life have been inspired to run with me, to share a goal and achieve it together. This may only be a 1K race, the shortest distance I will race this year, but it will definitely be the most rewarding! Now that's a Valentine's Day gift Hallmark can never out-do!