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We are celebrating this year! With Chelsea graduating from college and Zach graduating from High School, its been a busy and wonderful May!
So many changes and so much fun we have shared!
Zachary's high school commencement
mom turns 70
Zach and Camerons Senior Prom

12 in 2012
And so we have reached the 5th month and I have ran my 5th race at the Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon!  It was a good race, except for the heat and the flu bug that I came down with the night before which kept me from getting a good nights sleep.
This being my 3rd Rite Aid Cleveland half, I was able to see an improvement in my time over the three years.
2010 I ran the race in 2:26:252011...

Have you ever done something for a long time and not feel like there has been much improvement? Recently that's how I've been feeling with my running.  I've been trying to increase my speed, which I realize now has improved dramatically, but sometimes looking back at where we were makes things a whole lot clearer.
This weekend I'm running the Rite Aid Cleveland half marathon. Number 5 in my 12 in...

This year I had planned to achieve many different goals, but somehow my running has been taking over the majority of my time, and right now, it feels good, I need it and I'm okay with it.
Reaching 400 miles run on May 7th was a positive to add to my achievements as well as the 5 miles that day being run in 41:03
Having a friend that runs is also motivation, especially when we challenge one another...

Completed number four in my 12 for 2012 this past weekend in Kentucky! I was excited to see the city and had no expectations for the race, especially since I had just ran a half the weekend before!
After Chelsea finished her last exam, we headed out to Cincinnati to pick up Jill and her daughter. After a four hour drive to Cincinnati, we only had two hours until Kentucky!
Our first stop once arriving...