December 31 - 1 mile & Happy Old Year!

Uusally I just blog when I've run, and today I just ran 1 mile but that's still running, so I'm going to count it. I did 10 min on the bike, 10 min (1 mile) on treadmill, 10 min on elliptical, and then 10 on the other elliptical. I promptly ate a Godiva chocolate and a Butterfinger mini at work, thereby defeating the purpose of the morning workout. Oh well! This is my 99th blog posting, so post 100 will be in the new year - 2009. I'd like to wish everyone a happy old year, as I look back and reflect on the past 365 days, along with a great new year filled with possibility. This past year I began training for my first marathon, completed two half marathons, ran my fastest Gate River Run 15k, traveled to Boston, Charleston (SC) and Savannah for the first time, lost my dog of 14 years, moved into the marketing department at work, saw one of my two cousins get married, reconnected with my middle school friend and old doubles tennis partner Kristen, made amazing new friends, joined Rotaract (young professionals volunteer organization), split with my boyfriend of 2 1/2 years, and in the meantime have learned a lot about life and myself. I've learned a lot about who my true friends are - those who inspire me and are bring positive influence to my life, and those who really are not true friends, who have proven to be two-faced, or insincere. Nothing stands in the way of my goals, and if you want something and work towards it, you can have it. The funniest thing I heard all year relating to my marathon training (aside from the ever-so-popular "are you crazy!?) time and time again was "Oh, I'm not a runner. I could never do that!" The amazing thing is - neither was I.