...makes me happy. So funny, too considering I pretty much hated running long distances for most of my life. Sorry, Dad, you tried so hard, I know! But honestly it was just so blasted boring. At least with soccer you get to chase a ball, but with cross country you just run. That got really old really fast when I was in high school. Not to mention X-country season coincided with softball season. Two 2-a-days= 4 practices per day in August in Georgia. Can you say "shoot me now?" Naturally, softball won out and running was reserved for suicides during softball practice and track practice in the spring. Running might have been enjoyable had I at least had a ball to chase. But I grew up in Cochran and there was no soccer. (In case you are laughing, I am not kidding. Not in school, not rec league, no where).
But now, Dad you can start smirking, I love running. One of the items on my life's to-do list was to run a half marathon. I disliked running so much that it seemed like one of those things I would do when I hit a mid-life crisis or something. Thankfully I didn't have to wait that long. Steve and I ran a half marathon together in March- thank you very much Brad Bowser. (Steve running is another post in itself!)
It was a trail race which was really fun. My friend Julia and my dad also ran. Well...bless his heart, dear ole Dad tried to run, but was too sick. He shouldn't have even run at all, but Davis' are such competitors that he didn't want me to show him out :) Unbeknownst to us before the race, David Cates and Krista Mullins also ran. Yea for running friends!
Well, we both survived our first 13.1. If you are an adrenaline junkie, run a race. It gives you such a great high! And it just might give you a chance to mark of one of those items on your life's to-do list or a great new hobby.
Can't wait for the Silver Comet on October 25th. There are at least 10 people just from our ward who are running! I'll have to take some pics of all those men in short shorts! Haha!!
