“Thank you so much! I honestly feel honored and more than a little surprised and proud to even be called an athlete. I feel like after November, we were able to really push the training and I’m starting to feel some rewards. My easy runs finally feel easy, and my speed is improving (slowly, but surely). When I first joined, I was already well into the training cycle for the wineglass half and Kristin was still able to help me achieve my goals for that race. I’m excited to have started swimming in the last couple of months but I didn’t realize how challenging it was going to be. Every lap and every tedious mile, I think of my kids and how I hope they can learn by watching me do hard things and go for their own hard to reach dreams. Thank you Rise Up for helping me truly become an “athlete.”