From running bride to be to running newlywed...

I've been MIA from the blogosphere for a while. I've even fallen off the bandwagon on running! *insert shocked face here. What usually served as stress relief and salvation for me, had become a burden. My body was not feeling anything related to running. My energy reserves were nearly non-existent. The weather.... well lets just say Minnesota's mother nature is a cruel cruel mistress. Just when we were lauding the metling of the snow, she threw more at us, including flurries on May 2nd. When snow wasn't flying through the air it was wind and chilly rain. I had made it all winter running and found my motivation wain in spring. I also saw my wedding day inching closer and closer. Doing one thing a month would no longer suffice. In fact, I had to start juggling multiple aspects of planning at the same time. My free time, GONE. 

Overworking + planning = no time for running.

So I stopped. And the longer I stopped, the harder it was to get out there. My potential energy was depleted. Even my motivator/running buddy Amber was on a forced break from running so any accountability went out the window. Any time I could have run, I convinced myself that wedding plans were more important. They of course were.  The end result was worth the hiatus. The wedding was everything I imagined it would be... and more.

I felt great in my dress. I felt truly like a movie star princess bride that day.  Mother nature blessed us with 80 degrees and sunny, the garden was gorgeous and in the end I got to declare my love and commitment to the love of my life in front of many family and friends. The pricetag matters less and less to me as now I'm ready to move on, pay my bills and figure out our life. :)

Some people let a hiatus like that completely derail them. I am bound and determined not to let that happen. I enjoy running too much. I enjoy the endorphin push, setting a goal and achieving it, the commiseration of running that hard long run with a friend, or just the voices in my head.

Just because I'm married doesn't mean I'm giving up on this part of me. I will do that half marathon. I will stay healthy. And when all else fails.... I will run.