hold me accountable?

ok. so. for the past few years my "new year's resolution" has been to run a half marathon, or perhaps even a marathon {dream big, right?}.

it's ok to laugh. really.

i really almost did it last year. no, really! i was working in downtown roanoke and i went to the gym every day after work to run. i was really getting up there in distance and was feeling great. and then, i went to register for the blue ridge marathon and i realized it was over $100 to run their really hard course. needless to say, i was not paying $100 dollars {that i didn't even have} to kill myself in the mountains.

so i continued to run and work out, just with no marathon to work for. then i moved to chattanooga and took a little break from running... planning our wedding kind of took over my life. then i started running again, around the neighborhood some and at the gym with sarah. then i got a job which ruined our workout schedule so i put a pause on gym time. then, when i lost that job, to be honest i had a pity party for myself and didn't feel like doing anything.

and now, i just really miss running, because, unlike most people, i love to run. to just get out there and see how far i can go {which sometimes is not far at all}.

so here's what i need from you: hold me accountable for this. i want to run the run at the mill half marathon in april. i'm not going to shoot for a full marathon, because i think the half will be tough enough. and i don't care about a time, i just want to do it. that's it. do it.

my good friend katie has run a half marathon before in nashville and it looks like she's planning to do it yet again. so, katie, i'll most likely be looking to you for encouragement/motivation when i try to give up on this goal again. :)

i guess it's time to bust out these bad boys, yet again.

hello, old friends...