Despite being on a pretty intense cleanse, and despite being nervous about not training enough (for various reasons- exhaustion from the cleanse, getting sick twice during an already short training period) the San Diego Half Marathon last Sunday was a great running success! I set a new PR averaging 8:46 minute miles.

YEAYER. YOU HEARD ME. UNDER 9 MIN MILES BABY. THAT’S 31 SECONDS BELOW MY PREVIOUS PR. TOTALLY IMPRESSED?!?! YOU SHOULD BE.

Not to mention, as you can see, I was able to keep my spirits high (at least when I saw the camera).

Personal fitness rule #1- never make it look hard. (Even if you’re secretly screaming inside)

I just made up that personal fitness rule. I kinda like it. Maybe I should keep it.

Taking a body breather for a couple days to recover and soon I’ll hope right back into training for the next race.

Oh, and wait til you hear about the ridiculousness the next race will be. I already want to cry…