I have decided to train for a half marathon. Why, do you ask? Well, 3 reasons. First, my friend Fahre has convinced me that I can do it. And by convincing me I mean she is flying in to Austin to do one with me. No pressure. ;-) Second, because I am a fan of The Biggest Loser and they do it - so why can't I? And third, because my director was killed in a car accident the day after Christmas, which has reminded me that life is too short to not enjoy the life that we have, including pushing our bodies in ways that we never have before.
But now that I'm back, cooled off, lungs deflating, I feel encouraged to try another run tomorrow. And I keep thinking back on my director - Sharon Ransom. One of her friends said something at her funeral that has stuck with me. She said that though Sharon was taken early, she knows that she wouldn't have changed a thing - about her job, her family, her religion, her life. I want to make sure that when I go - whether it is tomorrow or in 50 years, that I can say I wouldn't change a thing.
(For more about Sharon's untimely death, go to http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/RunawayToyotas/runaway-toyotas-problem-persists-recall/story?id=9618735 - she was in the blue car that is upside down in the video. )
I am your first follower, I am with you! I am 36, mother of 5, and I am suppose to meet a friend in Utah in June to run a marathon with! Well, I have had all kinds of problems...and so i am going to do the half. Today I was feeling super down about training...feeling like it was impossible...and then I stumbled on your blog. Thanks for the inspiration. I will go ahead and get on my treadmill...(we are having a major snow blizzard..so most my runs right now are on the treadmill after 10pm)
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