C25K

I'm still working on it, the 5k, that is. It's frustrating. I think any normal human being should be able to jog a 5k. But, I'm sure struggling. I am having a hard time getting past the 10 min jog. I'm still going though and hopefully by Sept 19th I'll be able to do it! Here is an e-mail I sent to my running partner Shauntel. She's never been a runner before but started with me and she is doing awesome, totally an inspiration!

I want to tell you how proud I am of you! You are amazing!!!

I've been thinking this morning. We can't be discouraged. Like I said- I don't think this is any harder now than week 2 was for us then. We can do it! We've come too far to not "finish the race". I am going in today to register for the 5k. I hope you will sign up too. That way we are committed. There is no turning back.

For the last year, I've read a blog of a girl who had a little girl die. I've followed her through ups and downs been amazed and inspired by her. Well, she just ran a 1/2 marathon. In her blog entry she refers to the "penguin", he is a man who was a 43 year old couch potatoe and decided he needed to change his life he has now run like 25 marathons. I love his quote "The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start." For me, that was a miracle, now let's finish this!