I was cleaning off a bookcase when I picked up this book. It hit me like a ton of bricks. This is just the little pick-up I needed. I would recommend that anyone interested read this book. I have read it several times and have always enjoyed it immensely. She has another book called Finding the Angel Within which I have purchased but not yet read.
Back to my pick me up. Several years ago I got it in my head that I was going to run the Maui Marathon the year I turn forty. The trainer that I work out with at the gym thought I needed to put in some steps to that goal and one of them is to start participating in 5K's. So after reading this book I found out that Pam Hansen has a Running with Angels- Run/Walking 5K every year. So last summer I called my best friend to see if she wanted to join me and she and I walked the 5K.
Now I am not the smallest of people but for my size I am probably more physically fit then people 2X smaller then me. I am an active person. I walk daily, go to the gym regularly, and am usually going from the time I wake up until I hit the bed at night ( I have too much nervous energy) So of coarse I thought 5K big deal I can do it no problem. But I didn't know there was such a difference between trails, treadmills and walking on the cement. I thought I was dying, that someone was stabbing me in my shins and that my torn hamstring was going to rip into pieces. But I did it, I thought about giving up but I didn't, Aneliese got me through it and she doesn't know this yet but she will get me through again. This time I am going to be a little more pro-active and start walking on the cement and streets more.
So my new focus - Saturday May 16th, 8:00am
Running with Angels
and of coarse, I will keep you posted (:
2 comments:
Go Jenn! And this time you both get prepared to run it! You will be sooo amazed at how good you feel. If I could get there, I would be there with you!
Thanks Devon! I am so looking forward to it. I also figured out I have 975 days to get ready for Maui so I better get started now.
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