so...i never thought i was a runner. apparently i am sort of one. i decided on a whim...i really wanted a $150 pair of new running shoes and could not justify that large of a purchase without a great reason. my great reason as i was paying...to run another marathon. i have been training for the last 4 months and on sunday accomplished my goal of qualifying to run in the Boston Marathon.!!!!!!! i have not made a final decision to run or not...but if pressed i would say, watch out Boston, here i come!!!! in case you are wondering...i will save you the time if you so choose to look up these crazy things. in order to qualify for a woman of my age, you must run a marathon which is approved as a boston qualifier in 3:40 minutes or less. my time ;-) 3:39:11 seconds. oh yeah!! pictures to follow...
what have you accomplished thus far in your life you never imagined?
Hey Rudy
ReplyDeleteGood Stuff!! I hope everything else is going well for you!!
Dad says wow, you are great! You amaze me! And as far as "what have I accomplished thus far in my life that I never imagined?"-I've been to Mongolia, China, South Korea, Japan, Tahiti, New Zealand, and have a daughter that has run two marathons. I have five grandchildren, two sons, and four beautiful women in my life.
ReplyDeleteMom says "great job. I am so proud of you!" I have run three half marathons, been to China, New Zealand and traveled many time to Denver. I have done two 14ers with my middle daughter and one of them with Craig and Priscilla also. These are things that I never thought I would accomplish. Melissa you motivate me. I love you!
Mel,
ReplyDeleteI am SO,SO,SO proud of you I hardly know what to say! You always amaze and inspire me! I hope you know that I have always looked up to you and admired your spirit and courage. After all you have been through this year, just look at what you have accomplished!
I hope I can raise my girls to be as strong and motivated as you are!(Because we know how motivated I can be!!)I hope you know that you truely are amazing, look at how much more you have accomplished in life besides this! You are awesome! And what have I accomplished? I guess having 5 kids at the ripe ole age of 24, traveling to 20 states in 19 days, and missions work in Honduras. And who could forget being married to a wonderful,adoring husband who also adores my kids?(what more can a girl ask for?)And at times when it doesn't seem like much, YOU are the one that reminds me how much I DO have! You are such a great sis and I love you! I miss you terribly and can't wait to see you again! Love - Paula
AWESOME JOB!!!! We are so proud of you and loved being able to share the finish with you.
ReplyDeleteWhat have I accomplished? Sometimes it seems a lot less than I imagined I would have at this age. However, I have moved across the country to Denver, CO, climbed a 14er, and traveled to Europe. Thanks for the reminder to remember those things we never thought we'd accomplish.
Love you!!!! Priscilla
Amazing! Freaking incredible.
ReplyDeleteYeah!! Rudy--we are so very proud of you. Adam and I picked up running this April and our goal is to complete a marathon. He really really wants to qualify for Boston. I am dying at 10 minute miles--so Boston is out for me. You better keep running because when Adam makes it I will wear a tshirt with his face on the front and yours on the back and cheer you both on every step of the way...
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