2014 a brand new year

Yikes it is pretty scary to look back on when I last posted here on my blog.  I am going to be 48 this coming year and before I know it 50 will be knocking at my door.  I am going to do my best this new year to get my health back meaning get my weight back down and become the runner that I used to be back in my early 40's when I was living in Colo. I am still in WA state and this coming summer I will marry the love of my life Jerry Nordbye.  I have also recently got back in contact with one of my best running and triathlon pal Becky Marzano her and I did lots of events back in my running days.
we have committed to helping each other out this year by keeping in touch about or goals and what we are doing to get back our health. so here I am again blogging and will try and keep things more updated here for my friends that would still like to follow my blog.

My commitment so far for this new year is to get on the treadmill each date at work on my lunch for 45 min that is a good start for me. Once again a new journey for me to get back in shape and I hope you will encourage me and follow me along.  HAPPY 2014 everyone!

a New Year

what can I say 2011 was a very tough year for me with loss of my mother and some other close friends. My goal in 2012 is to find the Rebecca that I used to be and to work on getting back into running. It will take a lot of hard work on my part but I really need to do this. I will take any emails and support from my fellow runner and triathlon friends that are out there. i still hope someday that I will be able to help others learn to run and get in shape. Wishing you all a great HAPPY NEW YEAR IN HEALTH AND FITNESS

FREAKY 5K

This was the 2 anual Freaky 5K here in Federal Way WA. on oct 29-2011. The weather was nice and I felt glad that I just anble to eep running the whole 5K and no stopping. my time was 39:35 and I was pleased since I had told Jerry that I thought I would be done in 45 min or less. I am caring about 35 extra lbs so that does not help. I will eventually get back to where I used to be wieth my running, it is just going to take some hard work and some training!

I am back

WOW so much has taken place in my life since I lasted posted. I ended up backing out of the olympia capital city half marathon. Sometimes life just happens and gets in the way. In March i received the very sad new that my best girlfriends husband was killed in a tragic car wreck near Washington DC area, the news hit me hard. My training just started to fall apart and I knew that I was not motivated to run and I just could not get it back. I did how ever go spectate the run and a co-worker was running her first half so it was great to be there to cheer for her.
May 10 2011 my mother was admiited to the hospital in Grants Pass OR. I was able to go down and spend 8 days with her. I knew this would be the last time I would have with my mother. I came back home to Washington and on May 28th at around 6:30 am my mom passed away at the family home in Grants Pass, my Dad was at her side. Jerry and I went back down for the funeral on June 2. Since then my running has taken back seat and I have been just working and not much else. Last night I complete my 3 Sea Fair Torch Light 5K in downtown Seattle, I had a wonderful time running the downtown streets with all the children and people cheering is all on! My time was bad but at this point I was happy to be able to even do the event and not die trying LOL. My time was 38:12 back in 2009 my time was just under 30 min. I will get my running back it is just going to take some time and actually getting out and running like I used too

2 months away from capital city half marathon

Training is coming along, i am not near the shape I was when I ran half marathons in CO but I am still doing fine for my current weight. This last Sat I ran 8 miles in 1HR 37 MIN 12 SEC that is a pace of 12.33 and that also includes a potty stop along the way LOL. The weather this lat training run with the group was nice there was sun and no rain. Lat Sat it was 10 miles in a chilly rain that was there the whole 10 miles. My goal for this half marathon is to do it in under 2 HR 44 MIN that was my time on my last half marathon in Aug in Tacoma WA. The main goal is to have fun and to finish crossing that finish line with a smile on my face and come across standing up!

Half marathon training

I am enjoying being part of a training group for the Olympia marathon/jhalf marathon that is in May. I get up early each sat and drive to Olympia to meet with the other runners who are part of the traing group. This weekend was sunny but chilly and I ended up slipiing on a icey sidewalke coming down a hill. Nothing hurt just a skinned knee and my pride lol

Capital city half marathon May 15

Yikes been so long since I have posted so thought I better get back at it. I joined a training group that will be trainging to run the Olympia marathon/half marathon on May 15 2011. we meet each saturday at 7:30 am donw in Olympia WA about a 40-45 min drive for me. South Sound Running store is doing the training and lectures. IT is really great to be part of a large running group. I am running on my lunch hours again and a few days a week at the gym on the wonderful dreadmill LOL. I hadmy long over due annual check up last Friday, spoke with my DR about some sleeping issues that I have been struggling with and a few other things. My blood test results should be back any day now. Hoping all comes back normal.
My job is going well and I am settling in a feeling comfortable. a co-worker that I met at work is also doing the half marthon training and run with me. Lacey is the only one at my job that I have met that runs. I am hoping to eventually have others that can run with us.

Winter has not been to bad here in WA we had a little snow in Nov but since then not much else but rain.