You're so right. I.AM.DOING.GREAT!
I can do this.
I have the ability to run, why would I choose to give in?
I'm in the middle of it, more than halfway done, it's not that much longer.
If Dean can deal with limited lung function on a daily basis, why can't I deal with the "pain" for 5 miles?
What would Jim think if he saw me walking (haha...)
So I kept going. I did it for all of my kids so they know how important it is to keep your body healthy...after all it is the "most magnificent machine you'll ever be given...take care of it" (per karyn).
So I kept going. I did it for Jim, so he'd be proud of me.
So I kept going. I did it for me, so I could be proud of me.
So I kept going and I finally realized that all throughout our lives, even the simplest of things, the kindness of those we know and love and that of those we don't know are our motivators, our little pieces of gold in this life, our angels, to keep us going.
Thanks to O's for watching the kiddos while we enjoyed our night in the city and our running day, to Jim for the encouragement, the love and the laughs when my training doesn't quite live up to yours (and for setting your PR today - what motivation for 2013), to our kids for giving me a reason to take care of myself and finally to that random lady on the street for helping me to keep going for the last 1.5 miles - you're all a little piece of gold from above.
Save the date...come out and join us on Saturday May 19th in Orland Park for our Great Strides walk/picnic! For more details and to help us reach our goal, visit: http://www.cff.org/Great_Strides/JimandErinBurns
we both set a PR at this race! |
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