Friday, April 20, 2012

Half-Marathon

Spring. I pulled out some of my spring clothes and .....well..... the scales were unfortunately accurate. I had added a few extra pounds over the winter to my waistline. I got back to serious work outs.
Then something happened. I was just talking. You know, talking to two of my daughters and Rod while they ate dinner, and said how impressed I was with Chad, our son, who had signed up for his third marathon.
Wow. He's running his THIRD marathon. His first one was in 2010. His second on was last year and now, at age 30, he's running in July in Morgan with the last five miles uphill.
"I wish I could do that," I thought, or so I thought I thought.
Nope, IT came out of my mouth. My daughters laughed. Sadly so did the voices in my head from the past also laughed and scorned the idea of me running or jogging.
But My Rod, the love of my life, said, "You can do anything. You ought to give it a try."
OK, for those who have heard me say, "I don't run, I walk," I want you to know the following morning, I put on my sneakers, used MapMyFitness App on my phone and ran/jogged/walked two miles.
Now Saturday morning, this Saturday morning, I'm going to jog/walk seven miles while listening to assorted music from Pandora and welcoming the MMF app voice every three minutes. This nice woman says, "Your total distance is..." "Your total time is...". I just love to hear that woman's voice in my head! She is so encouraging.
Two weeks ago, I looked for a race and found one. I decided to put my money and feet where my mouth is and I've signed up to run to help abused children. Proceeds from the event goes to counseling for the children.
So I hope to see you in Syracuse on Monday, May 27, when I jog/walk/ (possibly crawl) my FIRST half-marathon! I am suspecting my finish will be towards the end. It starts at 6:45 a.m. and so I think 8:45 a.m. I should be at Jensen Park. If I get there sooner, boy, I will be pumped!
Thank you, Rod, for believing in me. Thank you, Terra and Jennica, for your support (now you stopped laughing:) and thanks to Ann, my daughter-in-law, who thought I said, "Will you run with me?" when I said, "Will you cheer for me?" She's training too. And thank you, Chad, who is an inspiration.
To see the route Ann and I are jogging. go to  http://www.stridersrunning.com/. It's the Memorial Day Half-Marathon. I'm really excited...most of the time.
Oh, and the spring clothes: They fit. :)

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