Four years ago in Hawaii I ran a 15.6 mile race. It took me exactly two hours, fifty four minutes and fourteen seconds. (I am not the swiftest of runners). That’s almost three hours of running. And today folks, today, I ventured out for my first run in a long while and I could hardly muster 15 minutes. Not even two miles! Lordy, how the body changes. As I chugged along, huffing and puffing, thighs…
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For HOME! There is nothing like stepping off a plane and taking a big gulp of fresh B.C air. I was greeted with some gorgeous sunny days and took advantage of them, going on some epic hikes in West Van and Squamish. For fall weather, fireplaces, cozy sweaters, good books and CHAI LATTES! For FAMILY and SKYPE! So we can be together while my brother is overseas. For the safe return of some very special…
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I pass a fellow runner. It’s ever so slight. A nod of the head. Lock of the eyes. Maybe a smile. The exchange. Mere seconds. The acknowledgement. That you are out here too. That you put on your shoes. That you are making time. To sweat. To breathe. Clear your head. Fuel your muscles. One foot in front of the other. I don’t know you. But I get why you’re here.
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Yesterday I completed a goal I’ve had for a long time. I ran my first half marathon. The funny thing is that I actually completed a 25K race in October which is 15.6 miles – a distance greater than the half marathon which is 13.1 miles. Yet, there is something significant about that 13.1 distance. I wanted to conquer it. I signed up for a half marathon in 2010 and was training for it but…
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I knew something was up when my boyfriend went for a run one afternoon from Waikiki to Hawaii Kai, up and down Kokohead crater (a 1200 foot, 1000 plus staircase climb) and back to Waikiki. That’s a 27-28 mile trek. For fun. “You ran more than a marathon,” I said incredulously. “Yeah,” he shrugged. I guess it should have come as no surprise then, when he told me he wanted to run the HURT 100…
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