Brooke Thompson--Marathon Runner?

Do you ever just sit around and think, "I wonder if I could ever..." For me, the ... is "run a marathon" Eight years ago, my father, finished the Ironman Triathlon. Yeah, my daddy rocks! He is officially a triathlete. If you haven't seen the training that goes in to such an endeavor, you really need to see it. Marathon runners and Triatheletes are unreal! When my daddy finished the triathlon, every muscle in his body screamed. I remember seeing his face as he was ending the race and it was as if he had aged 20 years during that run because of the mental stamina it took and the physical strain on his entire body. What is it that drives a person to train endless hours to hurt so bad. I really don't know but I had thoughts of following in his footsteps and also becoming one of the few, the proud, the crazy! But, I had just had a baby within the year and my motivation never really soared into actual hardcore training. I have had my moments but never anything really serious over the years.

Well, Brittney Smith and her husband Scott just finished the Disney Marathon (see link to her blog on the right) and I have been following her progress for months. The feelings of "I really want to do that" have come again and so I am in the baby, baby stages of getting started, at least excercising. Will I run a marathon? I dont know. Will I even continue running past this week? I dont know. The cool thing is that I have someone to run with here who is quite the little runner herself and she pushes me. My friend, Leah and I actually put in 6 walking miles on Sunday. I put in two walking miles on Friday. The weather was 67 degrees outside yesterday and so Leah and I met and she ran 3 miles and walked about 1.5 while I ran two miles (without stopping) and walked about 1.5.

Hmmm.. Brooke Thompson--Marathon Runner? Its way too early to say. But I am having fun pretending and dreaming that I am.