Tri-ing Life and More

Somehow I conned my two friends into running the Disney Princess half marathon with me. Neither have run a half before and one hasn't been to Disney before. I am so excited for both. Sometimes I start to take my crazy training schedule as normal. Also finishing a half marathon is no longer exciting, but expected. It has been great training with non-runners to realize that a half marathon is a big accomplishment. Every training run is a new PR distance and I get to help them get there. It is also great coming back to running after surgery. Running with my friends has made running fun again but has also kept me in check. Jo is a new runner so we have been doing a run/walk. This has kept my speed in check and helped me come back without injury. My long runs are slower but fun chatting with friends. My shorter runs have been getting faster each week. In addition to running with my friends, Callie had done every training run since surgery with me. She loves when I say "want to...

I try to do at least one adventure every year.  I started this once I graduated from college and decided I want to see the world.  There is so much out there and I would love to see it all. Since I don't have unending money, I have to pick and choose my future fun. My crazy hour job ended on Halloween so I wanted to reward myself with a fun trip.  Since it was November, most places in the Northern Hemisphere were too cold.  So looking south led to Machu Picchu.  Several of us had talked about hiking the Inca Trail so it seemed like the perfect time. We decided to go with SAS Travel and booked the trip.  This is the point where we all should have started getting in shape for the hike.  I somehow managed to tear the meniscus in my knee again, so the month before the hike, even walking at times was hard.  The week leading into the hike was horrible since I was limping everywhere.  I was definitely stressing and preparing for the worst....