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AS MOST OF YOU KNOW I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON REACHING A YEAR LONG GOAL OF RUNNING 1,000 MILES IN THE YEAR TWENTY-13. WELL, I AM HAPPY TO REPORT THAT LAST TUESDAY DECEMBER 31ST I FINISHED MY 1,000 MILE PROJECT WITH A 6.2 MILE RUN. 

IT DIDN'T COME EASY. THE LAST 10 DAYS OUT OF THE YEAR I RAN EVERY DAY BUT ONE TRYING TO GET IN THE LAST REMAINING MILES. MY LEGS WERE SORE AND TIRED THAT LAST RUN, BUT IT FELT AMAZING TO KNOW I PUSHED THROUGH AND FINISHED A GOAL I HAD SET FOR MYSELF{DESPITE HAVING A BABY AND TAKING SOME TIME OFF FROM POUNDING THE PAVEMENT}. 

THERE WASN'T ANY FIREWORKS OR A BIG MOMENT WHEN I FINISHED, BUT BRANDON DID SURPRISE ME WITH POST-RUN FLOWERS AND CANDY {IT WAS WORTH EVERY MILE}. 

I LEARNED SO MUCH ABOUT MYSELF THIS YEAR.

1,000 MILES IS A LOT OF TIME SPENT MOVING {EITHER ON THE ROAD OR ON THE TREADMILL}. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE SOME AMAZING RUNNING PARTNERS, A COUPLE AWESOME RACES, BEAUTIFUL SUNRISES, PEACEFUL RUNS IN THE RAIN, AND HILLY ADVENTURES THIS YEAR. 

THANK YOU ALL FOR CHEERING ME ON! 
CAN'T WAIT TO SHARE MY GOALS FOR 2014!

HERE ARE FEW OF MY FAVORITE RUNNING MOMENTS OF 2013 AND MY 1,000 MILE PROJECT.