Recovery from this upper respritory infection has been quicker than I expected which not only great but also gives me some hope that I will be able to get this long distance run in and see where I am at in my training. The race is June and I am excited but also nervous. Its coming up so quickly and even though I thought that the Yellowstone half would be my last half marathon here I am, going for number 3. Im hoping that this race will be easier then the last one. Yellowstone was do able but man was it rough. I thought I was going to die on the hill and I certainly thought that I would be in trouble once the race was over. For a little over two months my feet were on fire and recovery was so slow. 

But regarless of that fact im doing it again. Im getting back out there to conquor another thirteen miles. If you told me 10 years ago that I would have done as much running as I have I would have laughed and said there is no way. I hated running. I hated everything about it. It was slow, annoying, not fun in the slightest and made me angry at how I wasnt able to push myself when I needed to. I was lazy and just lived inside most of my teen years. 

Now as an adult im so proud of myself for being able to to get outside, run and just enjoy what life has to offer. I will say though that getting sick is not fun but sometimes its necessary to take a moment and appreciate what you can do and what you have. LIfe is so short and we are only here for a short time so enjoy it. You never what is around the corner and you never know what you may end up doing. You may even surprise yourself.