1/2 Marathon Done, Soreness, and Monday's

Happy Monday, so grateful that I survived the race yesterday. Wow, it was such a perfect day for running! The weather was amazing: sunny and clear, dry, and temps from mid 40's to high 50's.. just beautiful. The race organizers were extra awesome, another thing to be grateful for, and my VIP parking was well worth the few extra bucks. Overall the USA Fit Half Marathon in Sugar Land was the best race event I've been to so far; it was well organized, everyone was SO friendly, the crowd was super cool and and the vibe as just fantastic. Plus the weather was great and the race course was very nice.

Mood today: humble, appreciative, happy, tired

Food craving today: sweets - BOO, I really wish I could stop craving sugar but my body and mind are just craving carbs right now and it makes me feel irritated that I want them since I am not working out today at all. Am I totally nuts?

Inspiration today:

So I was feeling really nervous before the race and ended up going rather bat crazy with carbs and sweets the night and the Friday before. My bf loved this since he thinks I don't eat enough carbs, so he got to witness me carb-out on Friday night, and Saturday afternoon. It was nice but my tummy was so tired and confused, (which is even more frustrating that I am craving them so badly now... argh!)
Anyhow, Sunday morning I was feeling rather neutral and numb about the whole thing; not as freaked out and just ready to get the darn thing over with. I knew I was not going to PR nor race without some pain, so I just made peace with the crappy stuff... and tried to find the bright side. This in turn translated into me wearing tiger-pring arm sleeves on my legs, and made me happy. Clowning around with fashion is fun! hahahah

and self-shot headshots are pretty ridiculous as well... yet fun

So back to my day, gratitude and my wish list... yes, wish list. I'm going to throw out a wish list since why not? It's Monday and I need something to day dream about.

Wish list:

• Run a marathon in sub 4:00, and since I don't think I want to run another one after my first one next month, that means I wish to run my first (and possibly last) marathon in under 4 hours.. on March 4th. In the Woodlands. Yep, that is a why it's called 'wishful thinking' I suppose!
• Run/Workout without getting injured and totally painfree - major awesome wish!!!
• Eat anything I want and not suffer any negative side effects, at all.
• Discover frozen yogurt that makes me literally lose fat and gain muscle just by eating it. Hey, this is my wish list after all!
• Get sent to Paris for work - this could happen, technically, but pretty far fetched in the immediate future.
• Not feel so horrible about my food cravings
• Handle over my food cravings
• Life heavier weights; build muscle; lose body fat
• Get faster
• Win 1st place in a race, any race!
• Leave the country at least twice this year
• Find out how I'm supposed to help people... and help them

Okay that is my wish list for today. To follow that up, here is my gratitude list:

Gratitude List:

• A great race event yesterday
• Awesome weather
• Running my heart out yesterday and not giving up
• My legs and my body
• God for giving me strength, power, and being the core of my life
• My mom because she is an amazing, beautiful woman
• Max for keeping me grounded, even when I'm high in the sky and totally bonkers sometimes
• God, he deserves to thanked twice and always.

Amen!