Gratitude and my Own, Personal, Type of Crazy

 On April 28th, I will be running The Canaan Valley 1/2 Marathon. Today, I finished my first long run, 8.1 miles.  

The Crazy

I live on the Beach in Florida. My house is, legally, 5ft above sea water, Canaan Valley is 3,100ft above sea water. I am, also, 48 years old, haven't run more than a 10k in over 20 years, and my life of late has been anything but smooth. The smart, not crazy, person, decides to sign up for a 1/2 Marathon at elevation, with 2.5 months to train. My justification: we have to close down the ski house, we get to spend time, and say goodbye for the summer to our ski family.  Totally sane, and not even a little bit crazy.

The Gratitude

My life has been a little topsy-turvy as of late. I have been focusing on Gratitude as a means
to focus on the positive. First, for the ability to run a 1/2 marathon. Not everyone has that ability to run a 1/2 marathon. Even though it will probably take me as long to run this 1/2 Marathon as it did to run my fastest full marathon 20 years ago, my first run long run was good, and I am confident I can complete the race. Second, the support to train. Megan and I had a project today that will end up taking almost 5 hours total. She did it alone, so I could run and recover. Third, for the therapy of running, 2.5 hours to run is a lot of time to sort through things.  Stay Tuned for Race Day and hope to see you all on the Mat.  

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