I Completed a Marathon!

You read that right! I completed 26.2 miles ON MY OWN! No I didn't do it all at once, but I set a goal to finish in 12 days and I finished in 10! I started on March 2nd and finished on the 12th!

You know those ads that pop up on your Facebook and annoying the living you know what out of you? Well, one popped up called The Race to Oz and I clicked on it! Interesting! I never click on those things but this one had a shiny picture, and everyone knows I LOVE shiny things!

Make Yes Happen! is an online race platform that can connect to your step monitoring device. I have a fitbit so I linked it up!

I chose the Race to Oz as my first race, because I lived in Kansas! I thought 26.2 miles would take forever because I have a desk job. I literally sit at a desk all day with very little chance to get up and get moving. Could I finish in 12 days? I didn't know but I sure was going to try!

It costs $25 to register for your race. Ok sure! It's worth it if it gets me moving more! So I signed up! I started exercising every day. Curves, walking and even "biking". I have an under the desk bike peddler that I use while I am working. You might think that's cheating but it's hard work! I break a sweat doing it and my legs are getting so strong! They are starting to get muscle mass and lose fat! WOOHOO!!

Every night, Make Yes Happen sends you an email with your progress. Along the way you get photos of where you are in the route. For me it was pictures of flat fields from Kansas but it was still cool!

One morning I woke up and had 3.9 miles to go so I busted butt that day and got in that 3.9 miles plus more that day!

The coolest part, you get an actual medal when you finish! I was leery about this but really hoping it was true! Low and behold, this beauty showed up a week after I finished!

Isn't she pretty! My first medal!!  To me, it's a proud moment! I pushed myself more than I ever have before. It might seem like something small to others but to me it's HUGE!

Makeyeshappen has a lot of races you can choose from. My next one will be the Road to Hana. It's the 60 mile road in Maui that runs along the coast! My mom and step dad have actually been on the road and driven it and I am excited that mom is going to do this one with me! I plan to start on April 1st and want to be done before the 20th! That's 3 miles a day! If you want, you should sign up too! Join us and get a pretty medal and celebrate your success!