Thankful Thursday

Each Thursday I am going to aim to come here and mention something(s) I'm genuinely thankful for. At times, these may seem silly (to you) but they will always be memories, things, or people that mean a lot to me. I'd like to start this off with saying how thankful I am for being able to complete a task I set out to do this year, The Peachtree Road Race. For some background, this is the worlds largest 10k a.k.a 60k people gather in Buckhead to complete 6.2miles. I had tried at least twice before to get in, but had been unsuccessful but THIS YEAR I knew I had it in me to do. I entered the lottery and got picked, but that was only half the battle. I hadn't really been running regularly and I knew I would need to try to get in decent shape to complete it. I set a personal goal of 1:30 to complete the race, crazy enough. To my surprise, I went out 2 weeks before the race and ran the course and just happened to finish in 1:25!!! I was absolutely astonished, but figured it was a fluke and that with 60k people I'd never be able to match that time....fast forward to 7/4/12.

I just happened to finish the PRR with a time of 1:25:52!!!!! I am so proud of myself and am signing up to complete my next 10k in September with Black Girls Run here in Atlanta. Kudos to me, and to you, as you become a better person EVERY day and accomplish more and more.