Work!

Happy Friday!! Today our sweet Amanda Mee Yeon (who we adopted from South Korea right before her second birthday) turns 11 years old. Amanda is tiny but mighty, and she is the one who always tells me to "beat all the boys" when I race. Let's face it - in the world of "fourth grade playground", being able to beat the boys in a race is what makes a girl big time. :)

That is Amanda in the middle (in between Ben and Maggie) on the morning of the 5k Turkey Trot that Josh and I put on. Amanda ran the whole thing!!

I ran 358 miles in the month of May! Today was my last "long run" before Utah Valley Marathon, and it was just 12 miles (two mile warm up, 8 miles at goal marathon pace, two mile cool down). My splits were 7:55, 7:41, 7:08, 7:08, 7:10, 7:04, 7:04, 7:06, 7:04, 6:56, 7:45, 8:18. My goal pace miles were a little fast, but I felt great and just went with it. And knock on wood/fingers crossed/prayers said - after two weeks of being gluten-free I have now had two very encouraging days in a row with my stomach issues. 

There are now just 8 days until Utah Valley Marathon! I am pretty excited and don't think I could feel any better. I go into this race feeling loved, supported, encouraged, blessed, peaceful, and happy emotionally. I go into this race feeling as healthy, strong, and physically fit as I have ever been. And I go into this race with the confidence of knowing that I have put in the work and then some. One more week of taper and then I am ready to race. :)

Have a great weekend! I am off to bake a chocolate chip cookie cake for Amanda. More soon, including a post on two great books I just finished and the answer to a question I was asked on what motivates/drives me. Happy Friday!