HELLO>>>>>>HELLO..............

Hello....to all.....just want you to know that yes...i have finally started back....after several weeks of no blogging....so..no jogging..but now..here i am again...Alice and I took off this afternoon at 4 and hit the road..it was good to talk...and really good to see that i had not lost it........it being my leg muscles..and my breathing.....now...i will not brag...about any of it...cause some might say it was ugly..but i made it...and we went a good 5 around good old Clinton.........yes, the knees especially my right one is giving me a little fit..but i managed the 5 without too much trouble....i hope that after a little more rest..and not over doign i can get back in the groove of things.........

we stopped to see Matt and his ghoulish work........getting ready for halloween.....
sounds like he is doing well with the running..........after doing a 5 k.....

the rest of you bloggers...........get to it......you have recovered enough.......and you do not have to jog..just blog.....i want to hear from all of you......

thanks alice for the run...looking forward to more.....
take care all of you..and yes...i am going to be blogging.....

no running

NOPE i have not run......not since the last time I blogged...but.....drum roll....tonight or tomorrow morning I will run.....I have missed it.....the lake has missed me...i can tell....everytime i drive by...it is calling my name...............so nope I have not run...but i will... Both knees gave me fits through last week..and I have been extremely tired....but i have caught up on a little sleep...and I am ready to hit the streets.............I hope that all of you are doing well..............sounds like Matt has caught his second wind for sure.........! you WILL be hearing from me.....I am wondering if we can do a long run just for the heck of it.............I miss seeing all of you............

hey!

Well...one week ago today....the marathon had been run....and Alice and Tommy and Shawn and Joe and Amanda and I were sitting around a table eating pizza and drinking beer....whining about how tired we all were.....but feeling pretty good about being marathoners..!!!

and now here I am fixing to whine about how tired I still feel after that long race....just ran about 2 miles very slowly....and now BOTH my knees are messed up...yeah....truthfully it was not too bad....just have to take it slow like before.....

hope all of you are having a good weekend...i spent mine in labor and delivery.....woohoo!!

UH HUH Uh HUH!

OK WE DID IT!!!
Yep....it was an experience of a lifetime.....!
And i have decided that i like the journey Better than the GOAL!....let me tell you why.....

I love my early morning runs. The one that are nice and quiet and beautiful with the sun shining through the trees or rising over them. I like breathing frosty air with my friends at 5 or 6 in the morning to do this 'thing' that we have set out to do. And I like the companionship of others doing the same thing whether we are talking about our lives as we run or just running quietly ...trying to get it done. I like hearing about other peoples' lives and knowing that they DO have one that exists outside of this. I love eating with each other at the end of a run and hearing the questions that I want the answers to, too...(?) I love to feel the road under me when I am listening to my music and thinking my own thoughts.

I know that this is something I will do whether there is a marathon or not. It has shown me that I can accomplish what I set out to do no matter what. The benefits have far outweighed the negatives. So, at 5 or 6 every morning I will be here in Vicksburg doing 'my thing'...probably not a marathon distance but a nice easy run one that will get my heart rate up and make me feel like a MARATHONER!

To all of you who have trudged the miles with me THANK YOU!...and to Robin and Mark....we all know that you have to put in tons of time and phone calls to make this happen, thank you for giving us the privilege of doing this with you.

MY BAGS ARE PACKED>>>and I AM READY!!!

YEP>>>>i am ready......
Got a steroid shot today.....and a pat on the back....
my coworkers have been THE most supportive.....
sent my kids, friends and family the tracking thingy....so they can find out how i have done.....told them not to expect a 2 hr marathon...i think they may have a little different idea of how this may be........
my kids tho'...they understand...and are just excited for me to do it!...
hope all of you are sitting on ready as i speak....
SEE ALL OF YOU tomorrow.....
YEP>>>WE ARE MARATHONERS>>>!

3 miles sllooowww....

Hit the road sleepily....but out there.....looked up.....and the sky was lit up with THE MOST bEAUTIFUL stars you ever saw...!!!!
Me and the music....gliding on around the lake....no one out but one lone walker......no moon that i could see...and after i was finished....no sunrise either......just that light pink line over those trees that i love......it felt good to move.....and focus on what is ahead......

off to work....lots of babies today......
have a good day......WE ARE MARATHONERS!

ARE YOU READY!!!?????

I am getting sooo excited.......
CAN YOU BELIEVE we are going to do this...?!!!!
i am getting nervous, too......
going to run tomorrow morning......
hope you all are having a great week...!!!!

Saturday's run

The run was good yesterday...neat to see everyone excited and ready to do this thing we have all set our sites on.....
managed to get to my 15 yr. old's xcountry meet..at St. Andrew's....he did not do as well as he wanted but it was a hard course..and he has been too busy doing other things.....while there...saw Alice and Donna Shumate ...they wanted to know all about the run...and what had happened .....both of their kids are runners.......

i am ready to get this done.......the knee hurt some after the 10 miles.......i have been alleving and icing...i am trying to avoid the steroid shot..if i can..........i did so well on the last 20 mile run...i am hoping that i can rest it this week beforehand...and maybe i will be alright...i will see .....trying to eat well..and run a couple of times this week.....short easy runs.........i am ready.......

sunny and shawn and amanda and i are talking about doing a half marathon in December......if some of you want to do it with us.....we will let you know ......when it is time.......i am wondering if we can still blog after we finish......will you erase this mark...or not..?..............whatever...we can figure it all out........but first....the marathon...
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WE ARE MARATHONERS!!!!!