I was going to start off this post by saying, I am NOT a runner. Then I started to notice all the races I've done just the past few years...and I'm beginning to realize...maybe I AM a runner? I did the Dirty Dash last Spring, a 5k in Oregon on the beach, the West Point 5k on the 4th of July, the marathon relay with my work (5.25ish miles), another 5k for a sweet friend of mine who was doing a fund raiser, the 10k with Darla, and now a FREAKING HALF MARATHON! I may possibly be doing Ragnar in June (if I can get on a team) and then in October I'm doing the Tough Mudder with some coworkers as well. (Google it, it's scary!)
I realize most of those distances are nothing to brag about, and I'm not fast and never place or anything like that, but my list of races completed is starting to grow and it's kind of fun to see all that I have done just in the past year. I have had great friends encourage me to keep running and I'm thankful for their invites to races and to be on teams. I sadly didn't get a picture with any of my coworkers, but there were 7 of them there. I'm thankful for their awesome examples and their sweaty hugs and high fives at the finish line. They were all way faster than me, but they don't rub it in.
Jess KILLED it. I was very proud of her. Someday I hope to be as awesome as she is.
At Christmas I convinced these 3 to join me in the run.
Curtis didn't nearly train at all and even though I did beat them all across the finish line, they were still just minutes behind me. Proving that all my training was good (as I wasn't sore at all) but I should have pushed myself harder. Or maybe I was just way more out of shape than any of them.
So, maybe I am a runner after all?
Just because I do it, doesn't mean I like it. :) I do however like the way I feel when I cross that finish line and have proved to myself that I am stronger than I think I am. I also like the calories it burns and the muscle definition I am beginning to see. But what I love the most is that I have a body that let's me run. Having gone through illnesses leaving my body useless, I really am grateful that I am able to do SOMETHING. I'm not coordinated or very talented...and I'm NOT fast, but I CAN do it. Lots of people can't. I'm grateful that I can.
2 comments:
I am proud of you!!! And HOPE to be able to join you in the future. I admire your hardwork and dedication :) KEEP IT UP :) you are inspiring.
You are TOTALLY a runner! Way to go! I had the same epiphany the other day when I realized I run 20+ miles every week. I don't even know when it happened, but I think it started with that marathon relay we all did together. So jealous that you might be doing Ragnar and super jealous about Tough Mudder! There's one in Dallas (about 3 hours from me) that I might try and do next year, but you're right... it's scary!
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