No better time than now.
I’m a runner. Not a serious runner. Not a good runner. Just a runner. I’ve ran two marathons and both times after each marathon I took a long break. Partly to rest but mainly, well I’m not sure why. Maybe to enjoy life a little, you know? Have a couple of beers, some wings and pizza. And each time I wait for that magical moment or special time in life to start training again.
After running the Calgary Marathon in late May, I said I would start training again in July after my 50th birthday. Well that didn’t happen. At my party I said that I would start training the following week. Well that didn’t happen either. Then I said I would start at the beginning of August. Guess what? Same thing.
So then I said that I would celebrate 50 for a month and resume running. Nope. The next start date was the beginning of September and when the beginning of September came and went I said after the football draft. Are you starting to see the pattern yet?
The good news is that I’m now ready. To quote the Dixie Chicks I am Ready to Run. And tomorrow September 28 will be the day. I’m choosing that date because my mom would have been 89 tomorrow. So thanks mom. And Happy Birthday.
Ken
