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 So the attractive Seashell Medal along with its pretty sea creature pins had caught my eye. I contemplated it as I continue to scroll through my social media. I put my phone down thinking I had brushed the thought away, nope, it was still there. 

I went back to my phone thinking it wouldn't come back on my feed and told myself that if it was gone it was a sign. Well, it was there! I clicked on the image for more information and I read through the page. Along with the Under the Sea challenge, the Virtual Running Club offers other races of all types of distance like a Sesame Street 100 mile run, All 90's 90 mile, My Little Pony/Rainbow Retro Run and many more. Looking through the options I didn't think twice about it, I have done 5Ks, 10Ks, 1/2 Marathons and Marathons but nothing like a virtual run or a challenge. This is a 300 mile challenge! Why didn't I pick another type of mile challenge like the 90 mile, or 100 mile to start? It was the medal, the medal made me do it! 😂 Part of me told myself that it was the opportunity I was looking for to get back into running. I had 1 year to complete it so all I had to do was plan it out and pace myself. I would use the weekends or early mornings to get a few miles in and be done by summer. Well so far that mental plan hasn't come into play. 

With the start of 2023 another milestone happen for me. I was starting my first term at Eastern Oregon University, I have started my path to getting my Bachelors. With the courses I am taking one of my classes is about Participatory Culture & Identity with the understanding of Fandom. One of our final assignments is to create a Blog of a First time experience and document our progress, starting as a blank slate. I took it as another sign to document my progress of the virtual challenge to motivate me to get it done by making myself the subject. It has definitely been a challenge to make time to balance everything. I feel March is almost over and it just began! There are a few weeks left for us to finish the term and it has given me another chance to look back to my running accomplishments. I have enjoyed looking back and reflecting, my kids have also enjoyed seeing how I have changed throughout the years. 

I hope to continue documenting when I have time even after this term ends.