One Foot in Front of the Other

This morning, I ran three miles without stopping. I never ran in my life until last January, and I couldn't run a mile without stopping until March. It was hard, and I wanted to stop a lot! Our Sunday school lesson yesterday was on being a good example, and I thought about it as I kept going. No one in my family has ever run or been in a race of any kind as far as I know, and I want my kids to be healthy, so it's up to me to push myself.

I have many excuses--asthma, arthritis, low blood pressure, and a bad knee (I've had surgery on it.) I've weighed as much as 198 pounds, and I never ran even one lap in gym class, let alone a mile. My feet are "pathologically formed" (a quote from my podiatrist,) so even finding comfortable shoes is a problem. Add to that the fact that sweating makes me freak out until I can get a shower, that I get bronchitis every other month, and I use the restroom sometimes several times in an hour, and you can see why I'm as shocked as anyone that I've even come this far.

My daughter has a Girls on the Run club at her school http://www.leaguelineup.com/welcome.asp?url=gotrhunterdon, but the only way to make it happen for her was to volunteer. (None of the coaches were returning because of re-districting.) So I am now assistant "Coach Leigh." I have never coached anything before. I'm hoping the fact that I am a beginner will encourage the girls. I'm excited to join with a great organization, and I want to do my part to keep it going in our community. We need something positive around here just for girls. Check out this video for more information--

http://youtu.be/0Zr7owI8PDw