"10k is just a start"-my words to my running partner
Recently I ran a race over the Galveston bridge. It was a 10k race and it was fun. We finished in 1:04.
No bad for me... the goal was just to finish.
It is also a start. There is a half-marathon race on Dec 4th over the La-Porte Tx bridge. My running partner, Reggie, and I are training to run that one. Last weekend we ran 9+ miles. This weekend we ran 11 miles.
The other day I read a story title "Behold the agelessness of these long-distance runners" in USA Today about people over 60 who are completing marathons and basking n the physical and spiritual benefits. One example was 100 year old Fauja Singh who just finished a marathon within 8+ hours. It became my goal to finish a marathon at 100. I will keep his picture above my desk for inspiration.
My grandmother lived to 100. She walked briskly to answer a phone and did not look like a 100 year old. I want that for me. I want to be able to run at least one marathon each year until my 100 birthday. Maybe then I will stop. I do not want to be in a wheelchair blowing out my candles. I want to come to the finishing line and blow out the candles.
Today's question is:
"Do you have a goal for your 100th birthday?(maybe you should)?"
Recently I ran a race over the Galveston bridge. It was a 10k race and it was fun. We finished in 1:04.
No bad for me... the goal was just to finish.
It is also a start. There is a half-marathon race on Dec 4th over the La-Porte Tx bridge. My running partner, Reggie, and I are training to run that one. Last weekend we ran 9+ miles. This weekend we ran 11 miles.
The other day I read a story title "Behold the agelessness of these long-distance runners" in USA Today about people over 60 who are completing marathons and basking n the physical and spiritual benefits. One example was 100 year old Fauja Singh who just finished a marathon within 8+ hours. It became my goal to finish a marathon at 100. I will keep his picture above my desk for inspiration.
My grandmother lived to 100. She walked briskly to answer a phone and did not look like a 100 year old. I want that for me. I want to be able to run at least one marathon each year until my 100 birthday. Maybe then I will stop. I do not want to be in a wheelchair blowing out my candles. I want to come to the finishing line and blow out the candles.
Today's question is:
"Do you have a goal for your 100th birthday?(maybe you should)?"
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