NWM 2011 Expo & packet pick up! Got my bib #!!!!

Hey Peeps! I picked up my bib the other day...so it's official, looks like I will be running my first marathon! Kinda was thinking, oh they probably lost my bib...or they probably won't find me in their system or some sort of error...but no, I'm all set to go!

My Bib #!

Here's the packet pick up tent/expo!

At the packet pick up tent they had two lines...one for the 1/2 marathoners & one for the full marathoners. I have to admit, it felt good to walk up to the full marathoner line. :)

Found my name on the Nike Town wall!

In the Nike Town store, posing like the poster...I wanna be that girl. :)

5 days & counting...Yikes!!!

Well peeps...the countdown has begun! Five days until the Nike Womens Marathon. I've been both looking forward to & dreading this day for months now...& it's quickly approaching. Several questions come to mind: Will I finish? Will the weather be good? Will I get chub rub, heehee? How tough will the hills be?

Well, I'm not the first nor the last person to race a marathon...I could go on & on with all my worries, but, in the end I plan on giving it my best, can't do more than that. :) It's bad enough that the marathon consumes my thoughts almost 24/7 at this point...seriously. Lol, I even dream about it!

Can't wait to pick up my bib this week!!! And, as a total bonus, my hubby gets to come out with me! Yeah!

My first 5k a year ago!

Hey peeps! I was going through some older pictures & I found pictures of my very first race! It was almost a year ago that I ran this race. Can you believe it!? It was a 5k run at Bishops Pumpkin Patch. I use to work at this pumpkin patch as a teenager giving kids pony rides. :)  The course ran through the pumpkin patch & through the dirt. It was a fun experience. Jesse & the kiddos came & cheered me on! My cousin Julie & her kids came too. I was nervous, but, I did it! What a year it has been! Little did I know that this was only the begining of my running journey!

Getting my stretch on before the race. :)

Me before the race!



Waving at my family as I run by!

Run Jenni Run!!!

And I did it!



Coastal Trail Run!

Well peeps, on Aug 13th I ran my first trail run! It was awesome! It was an 11 miler through the redwood forest! The elevation climb was crazy...but it was fun! I ran with my friend Michele. We had a blast. Running under the canopy of the redwoods was majical...jumping over dead logs & crossing over creeks & ponds was amazing. It was a great experience to say the least. One thing for sure...I'm gonna do it again!

Showing our Girl power!

Michele & I before the race. :)

Not just for the boys...heehee. :)

Mad dash to the finish line! Yeah me!!!





Our victory march! All done!!!