Four more days

In just four days I will have completed a half-marathon. What has surprised me the most on this mid-life crisis journey is the number of people who actually have read my silly posts about how far I ran and how long it took me.

Today for instance:

I called Woods Cross Police Chief Greg Butler to get information on a fatality for a short story for the newspaper. When he said how old the woman was who died, I sighed.

"You're 50 too?" he said.

"I'm 53," I said.

Then he asked me when my race was. I don't think of the event as a race. If I did that would mean I would have to run fast in order to win and I'm not going to run fast to win. I'm going to jog/run/walk and finish.

I was surprised he knew about it. He did because he's been following it on Facebook. Seriously.

I ran into people in the store and they ask. It has become a topic brought up by my neighbors.

I am overwhelmed by the support and

Scared.

What

If

I

Don't

Finish?

Seriously?

OK, I will finish. I know I will. I mean I have to. My granddaughters are expecting me to finish. My daughters and sons are expecting me to finish. My husband said he knows I will finish. My daughters-in-law believe I will finish. My sons-in-law will be there.

And my cousin Beth Dunn Harringtonsaid she will be there.

She's taking up walking and I'm really proud of her. I've been following her progress too and she's amazing.

Oh, I learned something today.

It seems yoga will make your body produce noises.

I didn't know that. I thought it was something I ate. Changed my diet several times.

You see, I do yoga to warm up my body before I run/jog/walk.

And for the first 15 minutes I'm running/jogging bodily noises happen. I've been very grateful to jog only with my dog, Jade.

Well, now I know. Seems I'm bending them out of me.:)