The first 3.1 miles were this morning where I once again muled my 4 y/o on his 2nd 5K. I brought a running buddy with me to run with my (7 today) year old daughter so she could go on ahead of us. She took 2nd in her age group....yippee. There was even more than 2 people in that division. (I'm so proud). The boy and I finally saw the finish line around the hour mark...no kidding. Carrying around and extra 42 lbs those 3 miles really made me realize the effort put in by folks with a heavy frame. I was once 25 lbs heavier than now and I remember how hard it was to start running. I'm really so proud of all those who were bigger than I crossing that starting (and finish) line for the first time. Some folks took pictures of my daughter crossing the finish line and another took a pic of my son hitching a ride. I'll post them when I get them. The other 4.04 miles were put in this evening. I really didn't feel like going out after 9PM tonight but I need to stay consistent if I'm going to make it to my goal. I still need to squeeze in a long run...perhaps I can get up early tomorrow and do that before church. BTW, if an entry actually is posted about an early morning run know that it was/is a miracle. | 