First and foremost, I want to thank all who have donated to my fundraising campaign for the Alzheimer's Association MA/NH Chapter. Your support motivated me to push past this week's goal of 9 miles to 10.22 miles - ahead of schedule - thank you!

This week started out a little rough for me personally, but, has ended with clarity, perspective, an an optimistic outlook. And so I give you this week's... Friday (er, Weekend) Sunshine.

If you know me, you know I have a mild obsession with the 90's. I can spit out about 107 reasons why the 90's were the bomb diggity, but, I'll save that for another day. For now, I leave you with a classic... RIP Mac Daddy.

As mentioned, my goal mileage this week was 9 miles. I felt SO GOOD tonight, that I knew I could do 10 (which would be better overall for my training schedule). Your support kept me motivated. Here are a few shots from my route. I love this city.

Don't Forget... Mother's Day is Sunday. Moms like the following:

- to not plan their mother's day

- flowers and wine

- to not plan their mother's day

- a card, a nice one

- to not plan their mother's day

- a thoughtful gift

- to spend TIME with their kids

Finally, my cousin Jenn had pinned this quote to her pinterest page a few weeks ago and I thought to myself... oh that is SO TRUE. This week, I thought back to this quote and think it's something we should all keep in the back of our minds during both, emotional highs and lows. It also relates back to something I always go back to... before you make any big decision... sleep on it. Give yourself time to think.

That's all for tonight, my friends. Have a wonderful weekend. xo.

So I'm up to a little over 8 miles for my half marathon training. This week, I NEED to exceed 9 miles and the week after that 10+. Then, it's half marathon time. I like to follow the Hal Higdon training plans. I followed his plan for the second half marathon I ran in 2010 and I took 2 minutes off my time. Granted, that time, I was much more physically prepared in that I was in better 'running-shape' although, this time, I am in better 'overall shape' so it should be interesting to see how I end up with this race. (I can't help but be a little competitive with myself, even though this time it's really not about me)

Below is the plan I'm "quasi following". I still box 2 -3 days per week (we sprint in those classes) and am covering 3 or 5 mile runs two other days during the week, and then a long run.

Now, here's my tip of the day when training for any race... take REST days. The mistake I made when I trained for my first half was... wait for it... running to much. I barely took any days off and my muscles never got a break to repair and therefore, it slowed me down. Rest. Days. Are. Crucial. My second tip is to buy a foam roller or 'the stick'... seen here.

Anyone else running the Run to Remember on May 26th?!

Also, if you are interested in donating to my cause... please visit here. And, thank you :)

Have a fantastic week. xo.