Whew!

Goals met and I did it! 1) Got up on time 2) I finished 3) and I wasn't last! Good enough for me. I ran 9 miles for Angela, and walked 1 for myself! Cool temps, nicely overcast, finished 1:43:26. Slower pace than I like, but without training I'm okay with that. (Daddy Laddie I walked mi 7 for you.. Happy 77th Birthday.. and thanks for my walk break!) I laugh because I still find myself getting somebit emotional at the finish line. Mostly because I'm estatic the good Lord still lets me run! Just a twinge of hip and shoulder pain added to that, but good stretching afterwards & wholla, ready for more..

I ran this in place of Angela, a young co-worker friend who had a stroke last week. She's a fast runner, and hopefully in for a fast recovery. My other motivation running was thinking of my sister Rachel. We used to run mornings together at Lipscomb- and she's the reason I started in the first place. Sisterly competition got me started, but I quickly found running to be a challenging and rewarding form of exercise. I really hope we can run another 5k together down the road. Once she gets her head back on, and if I keep my bones in place - we'll be quite a duo!

Upcoming runs I'm excited about- Thanksgiving, Turkey-day 6 miler in St. Louis. Ad- I'm picking you can do this with me! Also the St. Jude Half-Marathon in Memphis Dec 3rd. My good friends MaryDevan and John Felkins are running the full 26.2. They were both my cheerleaders last year, and I can't wait to do that same for them! I'll be crying all over again..

Everyone have a wonderful Sunday! My relaxing evening will be consisting of wine, cheese, and Aleve.. oh yeah.