Today at minute 12, I really wanted to quit. I hadn't even really gotten going and I was starting the rationale in my head. Somedays just aren't for running. But then I started thinking about the Pengelly Double Dip. Its a run that the staff at YHI and I used to organized with the help of some really great people (Kevin Twidwell, Matt and Lisa Hayhurst, Phil Gardner, Kori Johnson, some members of the Pengelly family to mention just a few) anyway, its course happens to go over "two dips" on Mount Sentinel. Its about the length of a half marathon but just adds in the extra enjoyment of running up and down mountains. Needless to say I never ran the thing myself but it was a great event to put on for the Youth Homes. One year a woman with one leg ran it. Yes...the whole course. We were worried about her because it was a rainy muddy day. So we sent Kevin to sweep the course and make sure she was alright. When he found her she was about a mile from the finish and refusing to stop or get any assistant. She was fine. In fact, she was amazing. One leg and one prosthetic. We all waited at the finish for her. She came in last. She came in smiling.
I thought of her at minute 13. I said to myself, "Kim feel your two strong healthy legs...AND MOVE IT."
Ran 28 minutes.
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Kim,
ReplyDeleteI am very impressed. I definately know and understand the couch potato picture! I have been trying to get going on my elliptical and your blogs are very on point. It sounds like you are having lots of fun with this project. Keep it up!
Jeryl