Family First

As many of you know, we are a military family.  We have one in the military that we are extremely proud of and the adventure that they are on.  I signed up for the Virginia Beach Rock N Roll Half Marathon with the vision of returning to my passion and for the memories that the place holds.  Being a military family, we are at the mercy of the military and do as they request and that is ok.

They have requested him to another base for an extended period of time and it falls during this particular race.  No matter what I have signed up for, family always comes first and this time is no different.  All of that being said, I will not be attending the Virginia Beach Rock N Roll Half Marathon because this family time is more important than any race.  I wanted to take the time to tell all of you thank you so very much for all of your love and support and your encouragement over the last 4 months of training.  I will return to a race but just not sure which one, where or when.

I'm excited for the new adventure for our family!  We would covet your prayers in the meantime.

Transformation Thursday

Transformation Thursday! 

Yes, I realize it is Thursday and not Tuesday but I choose to be different.....haha

I am stepping completely out of my comfort zone!  I mean TOTALLY out of my comfort zone!  I have been doing Beachbody Programs and drinking Shakeology for a while but I have NEVER shared all of the before and after photos because I thought I would literally throw up or die if I did.  I totally over analyzed what others would think and if family would totally disown me.

Starting in December- I was struggling with what all we had going on.  We were your typical busy family.  We had more holiday parties and gatherings than you can imagine. We had people over.  We had parties for work. We had parties for church. We had family and friends and it was hard.  I'm NOT making excuses.  I'm just telling you where we were!!!!!  We had seen and talked a lot about making a drastic change come January.  I agreed.  I had also made the choice to jump into 22 Minute Hard Corps with Tony Horton.  I had done it before and was ready to jump in.  Hubby said he wanted to do Whole 30 so we JUMPED! (Picture January 2017)

We jumped big!  It was a blast.  We walked through Whole 30 and I was 60 days of 22 Minute Hard Corps. I was amazed at how much better I felt.  I was stunned when I finished 22 Minute Hard Corps and we had stuck with Whole 30 until the end of February.  I took the pictures and I was stunned!  WHAT IN THE WORLD!!!!!  I had only lost 7 pounds but OH MY GOODNESS!  I was totally PUMPED!  (Picture March 2017)

March, I had chosen to go back to one of my most FAVORITE!!!!!  Insanity Max 30!!!  Shaunt T can push you past any limit that you thought you had.  I had signed up for the Virginia Beach  Half Marathon in September.  I had to do this.  I couldn't stop!  I went on Facebook and Instagram and stayed very public and therefore there was no stopping and no excuses and no quitting!  I FINISHED AGAIN !!!!!! (This was my 4th round!!!)  (Picture MAY 2017)

May started a new Program.  P90X3!!!!  I love Tony Horton and his crazy humor but has me doing things I didn't know I could do.  Guess what?????? I'm not modifying so far!  That is NOT an option.  I
took my pictures and I have to confess.  I had a major amount of negative chatter!!!!!!!  I made a decision.  I HAD TO CHANGE THE CHANNEL!  I was telling myself......
"You finished Insanity Max 30! You finished 22 Minute Hard Corps! You did Whole 30! You signed up for a half marathon! You signed up for a 5K AND You have started training for a half marathon and now doing a round of P90X3 WITHOUT MODIFICATIONS!"
So, after changing the stat ion in my head and realizing that I AM CHANGING and I AM GOING TO ROCK MY RACE it only seemed fitting to share my journey since January 2017.  I can't wait to see what's going to happen from now until my race. If I can encourage one person, it was all worth it!!!!!
I hope you will consider joining me in my journey and we can do this together!!!!!  Just drop me an email at transformationcoachpam2013@gmail.com

 

The Race

I FOUND IT!!!!!  

I shared in a post or two ago that I was going to be hitting the road.  The weather has not been very cooperative as of yet but that is OK.  The weather appears to be moving in the right direction.  I'm super excited about it. 

I was thinking about what and where and when I would want to race again.  Of course 5K's are in the mix provided they work into timing with soccer at present. 

THEN THE E-MAIL CAME!!!

Typically I get e-mails about races, 5K's, 10K's, Half Marathons and Full Marathon's.  I'm even on the list for the virtual ones.  While I enjoy the virtual races, I miss all of the excitement and the adrenaline rush with a full blown race!!!  There is something about that!  It's just amazing!!!!  

Anyway, about the e-mail.  I got an email that they are having the 20th Anniversary Dasani Half Marathon in Myrtle Beach in 2017!  

You see there are many reasons why I would want to run this race.  It was my first Half Marathon that I had ever run.  It has so many other reasons behind it that I won't get into it on this post but let's just say......I WANT to be there!!!!  While in my head I would love to do the Full Marathon for a whole different list, I am not in the place to do it this year unless something major happens when I hit the road.  For now.....it's all about the Half Marathon.  In the words of my oldest......"Myrtle Beach...I'm coming for you!!!!"