Today I started training to run a marathon. I ran two miles. My legs are a little sore... Let me back up. Last Sunday Kristin and I volunteered at the Rock ‘n’ Roll marathon. It was a semi-spiritual experience I must admit. We were at a water station between mile 16 and mile 17. I got goose bumps when the wheelchair racers came by. It was like those times in church when I almost cry but don’t. Seriously amazing stuff. That got me thinking, “hmm, maybe I can run one of these.” Anyway, after about four hours of holding cups out for marathoners, it was over. We started to clean up. The first thing my wife said to me was “Would you want to run this with me next year?” There you have it. The next day while I was at work my wife diligently looked up training plans and schedules, and my first marathon will be in about eight months. I think I will end up running a 5k and a half marathon between now and then, but I am not quite sure. Today was my first day training with my wife. We had fun. I never thought one of my grown up hobbies would be running. Who knew?Something else cool that has happened in the last week is that I bought my plane tickets for “Moon Lake 08.” Awesome. I am so pumped I cannot even handle it.
I feel like something else amazing has happened, but I cannot remember what. I guess that will have to come later.
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2 comments:
wow!! cool!! go for it!!
Hey Pete- that's really cool. Y'know I kind of just decided that I was going to run the Prince of Wales marathon here in Alaska next year. I've been running a bit, and trying to build a training routine. please share whatever you guys learn and I'll do the same. looking forward to seeing you guys at ML08.
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