It's Nurses Week!!!!

This week is Nurses Week! So the hospital where I work had a "Dessert Extravaganza" for all the nurses...

A close up of the decadence...

This was just a small sampling of a truly extravagant event. I only nibbled on some fruit and a small tiramisu, but it was nice to enjoy the festivities with my fellow nurses.

Elevation Insanity & The Strength Within...

So this happened today...

I'm only doing the Half Marathon but for some reason the "Congratulations" doesn't clarify. I wonder what it would say if I had signed up for the 10K?

I'm only doing the half for three reasons:

1. The race is in July and there is no way I would be ready for a full marathon by then.

2. I want Chicago (the city of my birth) to be my first full marathon so I'm not going to run a full before Chicago in October

3. The elevation for this course is insane....INSANE!

so yeah.... not doing more than 13.1 miles of this craziness

When the World Runs Together... {2015 Wings for Life #WorldRun Race Recap}

Today was the 2nd Wings For Life #WorldRun !!! 

Wings for Life brings together over 70,000 runners, in 35 locations (in 33 different countries), on 6 continents across the globe, all starting at the same time and simultaneously running together for those who can't.

In my typical "early bird" fashion I got to the run at an insane hour...

...and took advantage of the 3 hour wait until the start by attempting to take a nap...

There were several police officers patrolling the parking area so I felt comfortable resting in the car before I had to head to the start

I think I broke my muscles :(

I think I broke my muscles. My entire upper body is sore from my Push-up Challenge and it's only Day Two. I've been working on trying to get the proper form since Monday, but I still can't do them properly. I found a few tips on push-up progression online today...

My brother suggested that I do upper body weights at the gym to help build-up my arm strength. He also (along with EVERYBODY else that I asked for help with push-ups) suggested that I do the modified ones on my knees because I am, as he gently put it, "struggling to do them".

But I don't want to do the modified ones. I want to do the regular ones. So I'm having an internal temper tantrum about the whole thing. Maybe I should start with the incline push-ups??? I barely got through my attempts at 4 regular push-ups today (I've attempted 3 times), so I'm giving my broken muscles a break until tomorrow.

The Year of the Full: Chapter Five - The Time Has Come!

Today marks the start of my training for the Chicago Marathon! 

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I can't believe it's here! I've been so anxious to start and now that it's here I'm simply excited...

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