Paint The Town Pink 5k // Weekend Recap LinkUp

Happy Monday!

A few more days until Halloween - and I didn't even carve a pumpkin yet. At least I've managed to put out 5 decoration items. Yay me! I still have to buy some candy as well. Hopefully there will be a few trick-or-treaters stopping by this year!

I've had another 5k this weekend. This one was the "Paint The Town Pink" 5k in downtown El Dorado, AR. Since my mom passed away cause of breast cancer, and my grandma had colon cancer, (breast)cancer awareness is close to my heart. This run meant a lot to me. It was oficially dedicated to a local cancer victim (#teamcorrie), but I sure dedicated the run to my mom and grandma. I was running for THEM.

The evening before the run was really really emotional for me. I wanted to put a picture of my mom and my grandma on my running shirt. So I went through tons of pictures... and some of the feelings from the past hit me very hard. Seeing pictures of my mom about 6 months before she passed away hurt so so bad. I broke down the second I opened the photo album. She lost so much weight... she looked so fragile and very sick.

Right now I'm sitting here, crying again. I just wish she was still here... It's tough.


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I chose a picture of her from a worry free time in the end. Because this is the way I want to always remember her: full of life, love, and happiness!

The run went very well. I wasn't sure how it would go, because of the flu I had not too long ago. But I ended up RUNNING the whole 5k in 33 minutes. Not one second of walking. I made a video and sure took a few pictures. Enjoy!

               

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Aaaaaaactive!

Geez, I look funny on this picture!!! 

I am really enjoying my time in Trier! I secretly packed my running gear and went for my first run since the herniated discs happened.  It was FANTASTIC! I am soooo happy to have the "Go!" from my doc. I went down to the Mosel river and started very slow. In the end I ran a little over 5k in 40 minutes. Not a fast pace, but a nice jog. Now I have to keep the good work up. 

But overall I am a pretty active person on my vacation so far!

Now it's Thursday already and I will go back to Bavaria Sunday evening... I'm definitely not ready to get back into the empty apartment yet.

I hope you all had a lovely day?
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Celebrated my 31st birthday as a finisher

Yesterday was my birthday. I turned 31. I had a wonderful day!

I went to work til around 2:30PM, then off to the pool with my sis and nephew, dinner on a restaurant's patio right by the riverside in the evening, and some good night's sleep in the night :o)

 



Surprise gift on my desk this morning :)



 



Yummy!



 

I'm pretty sure this year will be a wonderful and healthy year for me. Full of huge changes as well.

 

I am still smoke free. 15 days today! I'm really proud and I'm sure now I made it!

 

 

My First 5k run! 

 

But Saturday, June 15th, I did something, that makes me even prouder: I ran my first 5k run while it was around 85F and I finished it in 32 mins! It was one of the most amazing feelings EVER! I just did it, after working out hard for a while now. NO Couch to 5k App. Nothing. I was just constantly working on my fitness, by doing the Jillian Michaels workouts, going to the gym, riding my bike and changing my eating habits.

Losing some lbs is great. But the feeling I had runing the last few seconds towards the finish line, which was crowded by people and Samba bands and stuff: THIS was the best feeling and biggest reward! Oh and the little medal and certificate I got are neat as well ;o)

 

Sweaty, but HAPPY!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Howdy :)
Today is a special day for me. I turn 28 this thursday. I feel old. So I´ve been working my butt off for quite a while now and tonight after work I´ll try to hit the 10km! Means: I´ll be running 10 kilometers for the first time after quite a while! I´m excited! But: I´m gonna make it! Ha!
In my head I keep singing THIS:

I´m ready. Yea, I´m ready! Ready to run!