I turned 40 on Saturday, 3/4 of the way through the Golden Leaf half marathon (I was born at noon). The leaves were blowing and bright yellow, the sun was blazing through the fall breeze; my boyfriend and 2 best friends were running with me and I was overwhelmed by gratitude!! In fact, about 8 miles into the trail - when I realized I was actually going to finish, I thought I would cry from the overwhelming gratitude of being among my best friends, healthy and blessed in every way. There are times when you realize you have everything you need and none of it is outside of yourself - today was one of those days for me.

I reached and exceeded my goals for competing in 2 triathlons. I completed 5 events! I completed 2 sprints, a 5 mile run, a 5K run, the ride for the pass and a 1/2 marathon. This was truly the first time I have ever really trained for anything.

I reached and exceeded my goal for staying healthy and uninjured! I am incredibly sore from the run, but hey - sore muscles are expected!

I got 75% to my weight loss goal of 20lbs, with a 12 pound weight loss and a loss of approximately 5% body fat and considerable inches. I found that training and weight loss on the scale aren’t always compatible. I am happy that I’ve lost more than a clothing size and have learned more about lifestyle vs. diet. I intend to continue this process as a journey and not necessarily a destination. Thank you to Dirk Shultz, my amazing wellness coach, for helping me to see myself as someone who makes good choices day to day, vs. for the time it takes to lose a certain # of pounds. Am I disappointed I won’t be going to Maui lighter, yes! Am I committed to making good choices in my lifestyle, even more so!

If you’re goal is to improve your life, wellness is by far the best entry point I can think of. Contact me anytime (970-948-5791) or call the club to schedule your coaching with Dirk Shultz! If you’re local, sign up for interval cycling with Mark Alderdice and fitness coaching with Angela Rooding!

My biggest learning from this process? Fabulous is knowing you have everything you need inside you and sharing that with others; the rest is gravy (lowfat gravy of course, HA!)

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