I got in!!!!!!

I am beyond blessed ! My second time trying and got accepted through the lottery to run NYC Marathon 11/2017! I am beyond ecstatic and thankful to my friends and hubby for pushing me to sign up and giving  it another try this year! I have come a long way! From being overweight and running my first ever race in 2013 which was 5 miles to running Chicago marathon 2015,2016 and running it again this year as well! I can't wait to run the streets of New York! Congrats to all who made it in! ❤🙏🏼🙌🏼🏃🏽‍♀️😘😬🎊🎉🎊🎉 #nycmarathon #wonderwoman #teamrwbchicago #runjunkees #blessed #thankful #excited #motherrunner #accepted #lottery  

Finished the month of February with 6 miles at the gym ! Took it easy this month ! Hoping for more miles in march! #runjunkees #teamRWB

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Taking advantage of time ....

Yesterday , While juju was in after school cooking class mommy and lani went to grandmas and I ran some miles on the treadmill! 🏃🏽‍♀️👊🏼🙌🏼 #run #runner #motherrunner #teamrwbchicago #runjunkees #chicago #runbehappy #monday

Finally got a run in....

After last Sunday's race with juju , I hadn't ran at all ! All week I was so lazy and honestly didn't feel like running or doing anything ! Today I finally was able to get a run in and enjoy some park time with my kids ! I made it happened and I'm so glad I did ! Hoping to get my running mojo back soon! 

Race coming up!

Julian and I are ready for our cupids love dash 5k race on Sunday ! Love the shirts for this year ! Pics are of us from last years race ! ❤🏃🏽‍♀️🏃🏼 #runners #run #cupidslovedash #5k #sunday #weready #picsfromlastyear #runjunkees #teamRWB

Not guilty !

I made the decision to change the distance for my race tomorrow . I have changed the distance from the half to the 5k .  Two reasons why I decided to change the distance , first off  my son has a classmates bday party early afternoon tomorrow and if run the half I will not have time to take him to this event  . Secondly I have been feeling under the weather, runny nose , sneezing and tightness in my lungs thanks to my asthma! I feel that if I run the half I will only make my cold worse .  Sometimes you have to make these decisions without feeling guilty for doing so. My kids,  family and health always come first and I will do what I can to make sure I take good care of them. 

Running less or not running at all when you are sick or when things come up does not  make you lazy or any less of a runner .- Jen

My juju wasn't feeling good today , picked him up early from school when I dropped off lani so no gym! Came to moms ran on the treadmill and quick workout after! Boom! Got it done! Juju seems to be feeling better now after meds! 😬😬😬💪🏻👊🏼🙏🏼🏃🏽‍♀️👌🏼👦🏻 #runner #run #5k #treadmill #jujusicky #mommyproblems #gotitdone #boom #chicago #treadmill #quick #workout #runjunkees #teamRWB