a little dirt never hurt

hopefully that saying is true. :)

a month ago i signed up for the kiss me dirty in july and the dirty girl in september. these runs are more obstacle course than race, and more group than individual. they were expensive ($55 and $70, respectively) for a 5k, but should be fun.

go dirty!

i need your money!!!

this is the third year i have been raising money for the prostate conditions education counsel. the first year, i raised $400. last year, i raised $600. this year, i want to raise $1000. that means i need your help. (yes, yours!)

this cause is near and dear to my heart since my dad passed away in may 2010 from prostate cancer. he was 59. i was 31. my boys were 6 and 8. sometimes, it's hard to wrap my head around the fact that he is not around any more.

please stop by my fundraising page and make a $5 tax-deductible donation to the pcec; it will take 5 minutes or less. i know it is easy to think that you will get to it later, or $5 doesn't matter, or someone else will do it. but it just might save a life.

http://events.prostateconditions.org/site/TR/PaceforProstateCancer/General?px=1012071&pg=personal&fr_id=1060

less than three weeks to go

yesterday's run: mind felt good, lungs felt good, legs felt good. heart felt like it was about to explode. i am starting to get really worried i won't be really for the half in april. does anyone use dailymile to log their exercise? i could really use some encouragement over there.

prayer

Now this is what the LORD Almighty says: “Give careful thought to your ways. You have planted much, but harvested little. You eat, but never have enough. You drink, but never have your fill. You put on clothes, but are not warm. You earn wages, only to put them in a purse with holes in it.” ~Haggai 1:5-6


Lord, i confess to being unsatisfied and ungrateful. i wish to give careful thought to my ways. help me to honor you in my body and in my house. to plant and harvest equally. to eat and be full. to work and to save. i want to be a good steward of the talents you have given me. i ask for your forgiveness in not using the potential you have given to me. amen.

product recommendations

headphones - the best headphones ev. er. ever. i know they are expensive (i bought them from an active.com swaggle for half), but if i would have known then how much i love them now, i would have bought 20 pairs. or at least a dozen. really.
http://www.haloheadphones.com/us/shop.php

running skirt - seriously, i love this skirt. like, love times a hundred. maybe even a hundred fiddy. i have been doing a lot of cycling as part of my cross-training and this skirt keeps me looking forward to it each time.
http://www.skirtsports.com/shop/product.cfm/id/2016-Spinnin-Knicks

socks - i bought these on a whim, but i am completely sold on them. i do think they are expensive, but i love them anyway.
http://www.roadrunnersports.com/rrs/products/RRU1055/

chocolate milk - best recovery drink available. :)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chocolate_milk

are you strong enough?

I know I'm not strong enough to be
Everything that I'm supposed to be
I give up
I'm not strong enough
Hands of mercy won't you cover me
Lord right now I'm asking you to be
Strong enough
Strong enough
For the both of us


i am reminded all the time that i am not strong enough to do this on my own. i love how this song by matthew west reminds me that i don't have to hit rock bottom to start looking up. God is strong enough to give me the strength i need. i can lean into him.

two weeks behind

i'm another two weeks behind on my training schedule. how did that happen? arrrgh!