I won, I won! I won the 2011 fitness challenge!

I rarely win anything, so you can imagine how surprised I was to win the 2011 fitness challenge [hosted by my friend from back in the day, Karen].  Check it out!

Thank God for photo editing software! lol

You might remember me chatting about Karen in a post about here and here.  She ran it with me when I was in town to visit my parents.  Well, she diligently kept track of each participants numbers throughout the year.  Would send an update monthly.  I had good months....and some not so good.  It really depending on if I was injured or not. You know what was funny about this challenge?  I followed through with more cross training and  physical therapy exercises because I knew someone was watching me!  How sad is that?  It all boils down to accountability for me in some way.  My goals for the year helped me stick with the challenge, too.


At the end of the year, it all added up to something good.  $81.00 worth, to be exact!  Kent told me to spend it on something for me, but I decided to hand over the check for our savings account.  We're paying off December's Disney World trip, and every little bit helps.  Since I had such a fun time there, I consider that "something for me".  :)

[Side Note: I'm proud of myself.  I don't say that often...or nearly enough.  Winning this challenge was just as emotional for me as making to the 1,000 mile mark on 12/31/11.  Thanks to Karen for coordinating it all.  Thanks to everyone who ran with me in 2011, or supported me along in some way.  Thanks for reading this post.]


Whoops.  I meant to post this on my running blog, but I'm going to leave it since it kind of pertains to the topic of living healthy.  I sure as hell wouldn't have been writing about winning a fitness challenge 11 or 12 years ago!  Thank goodness for goals, life changes, and sticking with it even when the going got tough.  :)