{bellasoul's blog}

I did it! My first half marathon! <3

I am so proud of myself! I finished my first half marathon in 2:47! There were a few times where I kept thinking 'where the heck is the finish line?' LOL. It was really really long. I can't even imagine how a full marathon would be! wow. It was a lot of fun at this event because every other mile there were live bands playing music throughout the course, pumping us up. Also there were cheerleaders from different schools cheering us on.

There were about 11,000 runners! Can you believe that?! I was amazed. I placed 9,027 out of 10,969. That means I beat almost 2,000 runners! amazing. My friend David finished at 1:52 & Troy Aikman, former Dallas Cowboy player, beat him by 4 min! he said he saw Troy pass him up. I would've freaked out HAHA.

People are so creative when it came to this event, it was cute & humorous. A few girl runners were wearing tutu's, funny hats, it was interesting. Crazy people were out there too! I saw a guy running barefoot!!! o_O

The weather was perfect, even though it was a little chilly in the beginning. It was cloudy for the most part & it started sprinkling towards the end. My foot kept hurting when I was on mile 6 cuz the padding was a little off & I got a blister.. but as I kept running, it didn't hurt as much cuz I got used to it.

I'm gonna sign up for another half marathon on May 1st! it's called Heels & Hills. Cute huh? I'm gonna get creative with my attire this time around. I'll probably put ribbons in my hair.. definitely can't pull a tutu cuz I don't have stick legs.

Yay! I'm addicted to running these marathons now. My friends were right!

Running Girl

This past month I've been running outside, and I can't believe how much I love it. I realized today that I have missed feeling the wind outside and compared to the gym, well, there's no comparison. It definitely helps that we've been having great weather that is awesome when running outdoors. I also love my Nike Plus app that I use on my iPhone and I also log into the Nikeplus site to look at my runs, add friends, join challenges, etc. I find that it really helps me to stay motivated instead of me going out there on my own and not knowing how far I'm running. Today I ran 4 miles! and that was the furthest I've ever ran outside. I can do it no problem on the elliptical, but it just feels so much more rewarding when running outdoors.

I've been having some fun with the nike site by looking at where I'm placed on this challenge called 'From Halloween to Xmas' to see how many miles you can run in that timeframe. I'll probably end up with 70 miles on my record. Last night I looked at my place, and I was 303rd, and today I am on 289th place!

Here's a screenshot from last night--

Here's a screensaver I got to save after making my 'Mini Me' LOL

I also created a program that helps me to train for a half marathon by mid February next year. It's pretty much 12 weeks so hopefully I can train on my own and not injure myself because that would be the last thing I need.

On a side note, I'm still looking for a job. It's really tough these days to find a job. Employers are so picky, and some of them hire from within so it makes it more challenging to be able to get a foot in the door. I'm picky too, but if I don't find something by the end of this year, I'm gonna have to go work at Bebe.. LOL.

I move in 2 weeks and I need to start getting some boxes so that I can start packing early next week. I'm getting nervous because change is not something that we look to and have it bring us comfort. It takes some getting used to, but I know it's for the best.

Not dating anyone right now, but I still got my sights on papi, still. I read the book 'Why Men Love Bitches' and I wrote a review on it so please check it out! WHY MEN LOVE BITCHES - MY BOOK REVIEW. I've already applied some of the author's suggestions, and man it really works! I stopped all contact with papi, and he's been out of town for Thanksgiving so he kept blowing up my phone and then last night I finally answered his call and he was like 'OMG! You answered! where have you been? I've been worrying about you' LOL. I told him I've been busy, because I have, and it feels good to have something going for me. So he's been more attentive than the past month and it feels good to get his attention. All the while I was chasing him, and then when I stopped, he's now chasing me. That's really how it's supposed to be, but sometimes us women do stuff that we shouldn't and we get upset at ourselves at the outcome.

Anyway, I'm going to bed. Hope everyone is having a great weekend and I hope you enjoyed and had a lovely Thanksgiving! I know I did.