Dream Big: Reviving my Marathon Dreams!

And the Hike Begins...UP, UP, UP  A few of the Pacific NW Skirt Sports Ambassadors met up for a wonderful hike at Little Si. The hike was steep in places, lots of rocks, lots of water with the rain, but it was beautiful and couldn't have better company! Enjoy this photo collage of our journey up Little Si...pictures speak louder than words for this post.  The rocky, hilly climb in the beginning had lots of fun places for photo opportunities. The trail was simply beautiful from start to finish and as we hiked up there was a trickle of water in the path, so it felt like we were walking up a waterfall run-off. We parked in the overflow parking and highly recommend parking there because the trail is beautiful past that first parking lot. North Sound Girls                                  ...

You might be expecting to read oh how much I love running all the time, how every run is empowering and awesome, but actually that is not my experience at all. In fact, I have had more bad runs than good probably and honestly, it may sound strange but that is Why I Run! If you live life wanting everything to come easy, you are going to miss out on moments where growing and striving for better is actually what you need. I know you might be thinking, "But, I want life to be easy and I want everything to be awesome and happy all the time." Give me a moment and hear me out. Living life and being happy is great! But, let me ask this... Would you know true happiness if you didn't ever have to work hard for a goal?  Would you grow to be a better person if you didn't struggle a little along the way? Would your successes be as enjoyable if you didn't have to work for it? My answer to those questions is obviously "no". Running has taught me more through...