I am one of three Mamavation moms this campaign.

I am so incredibly grateful right now! The votes have been tabulated and I have become the next Mamavation mom! There were three women chosen. @AndreaEmilien was one of the moms chosen and she has become a good friend of mine through this campaign. You will be able to follow her journey on her blog, too. I do not know Lolo very well yet, but she is also one of the Mamavation moms this campaign as well. You can follow her journey on her blog here. There were awesome women competing for this opportunity and I look forward to following their journeys as the campaign continues. I wish we all could have continued on this journey together, but their journeys do not end here!

Tomorrow, the hard work begins. There is paperwork. There are workouts. There will be video logs. There will be weigh-ins (DUN, DUN, DUN!). There will be blog posts. This will not be easy, especially because my marathon training will be going on simultaneously, along with the everyday challenges of life. I am thrilled for the opportunities and I am over the moon that I will have the chance of a lifetime to change my life!

Here are some of the photos from our Saturday run. They are courtesy of my long time, real-life friend Dani, who is also in the Rockin n’ Runnin training program. She gave me permission to use these because my cell phone camera decided it did not want to take a picture of the beautiful scenery on Saturday.

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Saturday Long Run

by Laura on January 30, 2012

I want to start this post by reminding everyone that the Mamavation Mom voting ends tomorrow. If you have not voted yet, please go HERE to vote for @mommycanrun. There are awesome girls running for this and I am proud to be in this competition. No matter the outcome, I have met some incredible women in the Sistahood!

Saturday was my weekly long run. I was nervous and I had to drive 40 minutes to North Coastal San Diego County for the run along Highway 101. It was completely seaside and I was completely enamored by the view. The weather was superb for running. It was not too hot and not too cold. The ocean views were beautiful and reminded me of why we live in Southern California.

I was careful to have breakfast before I left. The jury is still out whether or not that was such a great plan. I started out okay, but got about a mile in when I got nauseous. I spent some time on the roadside deciding if I would puke or not. Someone stopped to check on me and I got embarrassed. I quickly assured them I was fine and got back on the road.

I struggled. This seems to be a theme with me lately, nonetheless I got through it. I ran 5.5 miles with relatively little incidence.

It is all coming along. It is tough! I am feeling the pressure from all the demands: running, hazing, campaign, and life in general. Just keep swimming.

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What I’ve Been Up to Today

January 27, 2012 Community

I was recently interviewed for my hometown newspaper. Today there is an article about my journey to health: Here. An article I wrote was also featured on Mamalode! I would love if you would stop over there and leave some comments!

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My Redemption Run

January 25, 2012 Community

Tuesday night running with the track club is always one of my favorite during the marathon training program. The workouts, while difficult are guaranteed to be fun. In fact, if you asked me which of the track workouts are my favorite, I would probably say all of them. After my long run this weekend, I [...]

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Sometimes It’s Not Perfect. It’s Not Supposed to Be a Perfect Process

January 23, 2012 Health

This week was one of the toughest weeks I have had on the fitness and weight loss front since I (re)started at the beginning of the year. I had a false sense that everything was going to be wonderful and easy the first week of this year. I had a positive outlook. I lost seven [...]

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