This Little Comment Made My Day

So this is just a little thing, but (as fellow runners and exercisers) I think you'll understand.

I was standing in line the other day at the bank - holding my 2-year-old, wearing jeans, a shirt and sandals - and a random guy says to me: "Are you a runner?"

Me (pause): "Actually, yes - I am!"

Random guy: "I can tell. You look like a runner."

Me: "Really???" (**SMILE**)

Now, this guy was not hitting on me. Turns out he is a marathon runner who is not running in the Country Music Marathon this year because of an achilles tendon injury (ouch). But this little exchange totally made my day. I've been so f0cused on training to run 13 miles that I haven't thought too much about the physical changes that might be going on. Pegging me as a runner was a huge compliment.

And so I'm gearing up for the Country Music Half Marathon this weekend and hoping (with help from my running buddy) that I can run the whole way.

Good luck to all who are taking part in the whole or the half!!!

Running buddies:

I hope you had time to read Rache E's awesome story (previous post). She has really stuck with her training and even recently completed a 5k at 28 weeks preggers!
Proof that even the tightest, largest of bellies can work hard!


{coco, sarah b, mom}

This morning, I laced up the ole running shoes with one of my oldest friends (we'll call her Coco) and my mom (we'll call her Mom). We gave a big eye roll to the snow, and headed out to the clearest running lane we could find- the bypass... not ideal, but we sure got a lot of looks and honks to keep us going. We put in about four miles and visited, huffed and laughed all the way through it.

Thank you girls for keeping the momentum going!!!!

(be prepared, this video is not only cheesy, but also poorly produced, and the actors were not paid)...



Give us a break, we're not winning Oscars here...
(but seriously guys, you could have been a little more in tune to what I was trying to do here....)

Keep moving, guys. PLEASE keep your eye on the prize! When you are healthy, you have the strength to make the world healthy around you.