This summer has been a great summer so far. I have been able to really get in to work and have really enjoyed my co-workers and all of the patients. I don't dread going to work everyday, and actually look forward to it. I feel like the Lord has truly blessed and answered my prayers as I have been searching for the right job and career.
Not having school has also been a blessing. Most days all I have is work and then I am able to go home and don't have homework or papers to write. I have enjoyed catching up on a couple of projects as well as exercising a lot more. I don't feel like my life is rushed and I can enjoy everyday a little bit more. Life really is good.
About a month ago the Director of Nursing came in to my office and asked me if I wanted to run a half marathon with her. I had been wanting to get in to running and so I agreed to train and get ready. It was a run to help raise funds for cancer treatments for families in the valley who could not afford it. It wasnt easy but I was able to complete it, with an ok time. Since then I have signed up for a couple more runs and have really enjoyed getting out and being active. Being in DC and studying all the time sure took its toll on my weight. Hopefully I can slim down a little bit and be a lot more healthy. Here are a couple of pictures from the few runs that I have done so far.
The half marathon was the AF canyon half. The first 8 miles was through the canyon, which was mostly downhill. I thought that would be great but it ended up hurting more going downhill than I anticipated. The last 5 were pretty much flat with a couple of ups and downs. However, I finished, and I was proud of myself. I ended up with a time of 2 hours and 15 minutes which is ok. I definitely needed to train more and look forward to doing another half this summer.
That is me in the background at the finish. If you can zoom in you can see the anxt in my face. Needless to say I was sore the next couple of days. However, I felt like it was a beautiful run and minus that stupid hill between mile 10 and 11, I loved it.
One of the best parts was the free massage at the end of the race. Though it may have been the most painful massage of my life, it sure felt good after.
A week later I signed up and ran in the Freedom run 10K. I thought it was going to be great considering I had just finished a half a week before, in my mind it was going to be a piece of cake. However there were a lot more hills than in the half and I sure felt it. I was running with a coworker who is a marathon runner and she kept our pace about an 8 min mile. I ended up with a time of 55 minutes, which was better than I had anticipated. Next year Ill probably just do the 5K...
This is me crossing the finish. I was glad to be done with this run. I was a lot more dehydrated at the end of this race as well. It was unfortunate, but they ran out of water at mile 5 because we were sharing the same water table with the 5Kers and that was their mile 2. Since we both started at the same time the 5Kers had cleaned out the water table by the time the 10Kers got there. Though it was fun to run through the parade and then be able to watch the parade after it was over. The rest of the 4th was a lot of fun as well. I went to a couple of BBQ's and watched the fireworks that night. Also the Saturday before I went to my brothers house for dinner and met up with Lindsay and her Fiancee. It was good to spend time with family.
I also ran another 5K yesterday in Mona, UT with a couple of friends. It was the Lavender field run and it was beautiful. It is what it says it is-a race through lavender fields. It was a good way to start the day. I have enjoyed running and look forward to doing a couple more races before the summer is over. I am also the alternate on a ragnar team for the Seattle Ragnar race at the end of August. It is a team relay race of 12 where you run over 200 miles. Each runner runs three legs of the race and you run through the night. It should be fun, Ill find out in the next couple of weeks if I am in.
Other than that I have just been working and finding time to date and catch up on life. This having only one job thing is really nice...
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