such a doubter of other's spirit, intentions, abilities and drive.
She is 19. She has never in her life ran a marathon before, so what did she decide to do back in March of this year? To sign up for the Nike Women's Marathon... a 26.2 MILE marathon... in the HILLY city of San Francisco! Mind you, this kid has asthma and a heart condition that is currently in the process of being diagnosed (like literally... she's under cardiologist's care..ugh!)... but yep, she goes and pays her 175.00 fee out of her own paycheck from her little part time job and gets signed up - and reserves a hotel room! So what does she do from March until this past Sunday? TRAIN you say? Train to run this?! Oh no... not her... she decides she's wayyyyy beyond having to train and just does what she normally does, goes to college, chills with friends and works at her little (that's what she calls it.. 'little'.. well, cause it is..lol) part time job - oh and for 'fun' she trained... for ONE day, on the beach... all of 2 miles. I was a NERVOUS wreck come this weekend when she took off for San Fran, when I realized she was dead serious about running this! I was literally sick to my stomach all weekend over this. I stuck close to the cell phone like never before in my life.
But what did she do - yes, that's right... that squirt went and ran 20 MILES of that dang marathon!!!! She's considered a 'finisher' and therefor received a beautiful necklace from Tiffanys. Im in complete 'awe' of her drive and will power to do this. 20 MILES for a first timer... in the hills of San Fran!!! Wow...She ran it in honor of her grandfather who has stage 4 lymphoma cancer (the marathon is for leukemia and lymphoma). :wub:
She and her friend who ran this with her, would sent cell phone pics every so often to show me the view... to brag about how gorgeous their running view was ... or was it to torture me some more with worry as I could see how big those hills were .... I think it was to torture me...she says it was to show me what I was missing..... righhhhhhtttttttttt!!!
Anyways... I shall never again doubt my kid's spirit, intentions, abilities or drive. Never ever again.
She is 19. She has never in her life ran a marathon before, so what did she decide to do back in March of this year? To sign up for the Nike Women's Marathon... a 26.2 MILE marathon... in the HILLY city of San Francisco! Mind you, this kid has asthma and a heart condition that is currently in the process of being diagnosed (like literally... she's under cardiologist's care..ugh!)... but yep, she goes and pays her 175.00 fee out of her own paycheck from her little part time job and gets signed up - and reserves a hotel room! So what does she do from March until this past Sunday? TRAIN you say? Train to run this?! Oh no... not her... she decides she's wayyyyy beyond having to train and just does what she normally does, goes to college, chills with friends and works at her little (that's what she calls it.. 'little'.. well, cause it is..lol) part time job - oh and for 'fun' she trained... for ONE day, on the beach... all of 2 miles. I was a NERVOUS wreck come this weekend when she took off for San Fran, when I realized she was dead serious about running this! I was literally sick to my stomach all weekend over this. I stuck close to the cell phone like never before in my life.
But what did she do - yes, that's right... that squirt went and ran 20 MILES of that dang marathon!!!! She's considered a 'finisher' and therefor received a beautiful necklace from Tiffanys. Im in complete 'awe' of her drive and will power to do this. 20 MILES for a first timer... in the hills of San Fran!!! Wow...She ran it in honor of her grandfather who has stage 4 lymphoma cancer (the marathon is for leukemia and lymphoma). :wub:
She and her friend who ran this with her, would sent cell phone pics every so often to show me the view... to brag about how gorgeous their running view was ... or was it to torture me some more with worry as I could see how big those hills were .... I think it was to torture me...she says it was to show me what I was missing..... righhhhhhtttttttttt!!!
Anyways... I shall never again doubt my kid's spirit, intentions, abilities or drive. Never ever again.
Good for her! I run, but there is no way I could do a marathon with no training. lol