Monday Motivation on Thursday

I know...I know...I missed Monday Motivation...SORRY. I was on "vacation" with all 3 of our kids. Without my hubby. All sleeping in the same room. This is the perfect example of the true definition of FML. I love our crazies but 10 hours of sleep in 3 days is NOT GOOD for anyone.  I know I'm ready to tap out when my sweet little 4 year olds voice announces at 5:45 in the morning... LOOK MOM...THE SUN IS UP!! IT'S TIME TO GET UP....and my first thought is punching him in the throat.  Don't fret.  I got up...got him breakfast....and called my hubby who always can talk me off my cliff.  By Wednesday I'm pretty sure Tyler was drinking straight coffee.........................................

But now that I'm slightly more rested and enjoying some quiet time with my little babe let's catch up!!

Last weekend was the 6th annual Run Manchester.  This race was important to me for MANY reasons.

1. The first Run Manchester was held the first summer I lived here.  It was a sad day for me....I saw this awesome group of young families getting together to put on something so awesome for our community and I had just moved here and didn't know a single person.  It was like solitary confinement................ So that year I did the 1 mile fun run like a lame ass and went home and ate cookies.

2. Every year after that I helped with the run by standing on a corner directing the runners... a slight improvement because I was getting involved with these awesome people but still....lame ass.  Though I was either pregnant or just had a baby 2 years in there so.........not as lame ass...

3....the biggest reason this race was important to me...I wanted to run it under 30 minutes.....AND I FRIGGIN DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!! I KNEW I could run it in 31/32 minutes but I wasn't sure if I could do it under 30.  I battled myself the ENTIRE way...horrible, horrible, horrible mind games with myself...HORRIBLE.  For example: "Just stop running...you're over 35 minutes for SURE" , "This is the longest run EVERRRR", "There's no way I'm making it to the finish line in time....I might as well walk.",  "Just walk..." , "walking would be good right now..." An interweb friend (a person I know through social media and KNOW would be a good friend in real life) told  me that I need to "run with my feet, not with my mind." I think I said that to myself 100 times during this race. NEVER have I battled myself so much but guess what...I came down the last hill and when I saw the clock it said 29:20...I crossed at 29:31. I did it.....The girl that almost puked on her living room floor after jiggle jogging ONE mile in 15 minutes and 30 seconds a mere 4 months ago just ROCKED a 5k in UNDER 30 minutes.  Hells yes.

 My second favorite thing about this run...It's the first run that I've done with my seestor.  We are defying genetics one mile at a time!!

BUT.............the most amazing thing about last weekend......................I heard the magic words I've been waiting to hear for years...YEARS.............................

I was standing in my hubby's office and one of his patients said to me...."Sarah, I can't believe you have 3 kids...you look AMAZING."

I.look.amazing. Me. The girl that was pushing 240 pounds 6 months ago...The girl that was ADDICTED to twizzlers 3 months ago...The girl that could barely jiggle jog a mile without passing out...The girl that has had 3 kids in 3 1/2 years....The girl that wore sweat pants and t-shirts not because she wanted to but because nothing else in her closet fit...THIS GIRL.. ME...I.look.amazing.

Shit yes I do.

Monday Motivation...Left is 4 weeks before Ty Guy was born (December 2012)...Right was post race last weekend (August 2013)