I won't bore you with all the details, but I do have to express a little of WHY I have found LOVE in running. First off, I have found some AMAZING women to run with! These girls are so dedicated and caring. We had a wonderful time together sharing our lives over the past few weeks as we've prepared (4 saturdays worth of 2 hour runs)! We have all overcome some obstacles this time around from shin splints to Influenza A 3 days before the race to bum knees, asthma and who knows what else! It's like anything else worth doing... lots of obstacles in the way to make you really work for it (and to make it worth it).
I truly feel like, though I'm not the fastest (and I also don't run my very hardest- I take after my momma- I talk my way through it... who knows, I MIGHT be Fast...) this is something I accomplished on my own. I didn't take any short cuts, I didn't have any advantages, other than GREAT friends and a LOVING husband who kept reassuring me when I was nervous the night before (it felt just like high school before a big basketball game or something)! Running is just me, my body, my running shoes and the road (and occasionally my friends and the jogging stroller). I guess what I'm saying is that it is easy for me to see accomplishments in Ben's life in school and my kiddos as they learn and grow. I LOVE seeing that! In my life, the accomplishments are usually about everyone else. I'm TOTALLY ok with that. So, I get up at the crack of dawn to run so I can accomplish something just mine... AND I get to drag my loving family all over tarnation to cheer me on and see that their momma is a "winner" or at least an accomplisher of healthy habits... Oh, and I get a free tshirt:) Ok, that's not my motivation, but you get the idea... SO, do I have any takers??? Oh, you didn't think I was going to quit now, did you??
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I'm SOOO impressed with the long distance, but even MORE with the crazy hour that you chickas get up to run!! CONGRATS!!!
ReplyDeleteCongrats! That's impressive & motivational. I would love to do that one day. Maybe I'll start training after this baby.
ReplyDeleteCongrats Jamie! You are so awesome! I really need some of your motivation. I wish I could get myself to do something like this. I guess I better start hunting around for some good buddies to motivate me. Although running never really has been my thing. Maybe I just need to find the right exercise for me. Once this baby comes I have to do something!!! :)
ReplyDeleteSo wonderful, Jamie!!! Congratulations and thanks for the inspiration! You are right, we just got to keep going in whatever we do and eventually we come out of it with something to be proud of. :) Great job- (and, maybe, just maybe someday I may run...... 1/2 a mile. :):)lol!
ReplyDeleteI'm a taker! But it might have to wait nine months to a year. :) Maybe you will still be able to run with me at that time, maybe not. ;)
ReplyDeleteSO PROUD of you Jamie! I am hoping to get there myself this year. Keep up the good work! oxoxoxo ~Jeffi
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