Better

Okay, things went infinitely better last night. I took my daughter to track at Lake Hefner - it's smooth there - no curbs or crooked sidewalks with which to contend. It's a busy track and I was concerned with her ability to stay in single file with me and stay in our "lane" but she did GREAT!! It went really well and she loved it. At the end of our second mile, she said, "Can we just do one more mile?" If I hadn't been so out of breath, I probably would have cracked up. As it was, I think I bellowed out "NO" in between gasps. ; )

I have a long way to go on training. I worked up to intervals of 1 1/2 minutes running, 1 minute walking for two miles. It was fairly difficult. Doesn't bode well for being ready for the marathon but I'm going to keep working. I'm trying to really take everything into account - stretching, eating better - the latter is a big one for me b/c I don't tend to eat remotely healthy so this will take thoughtful effort on my part.

I got an e-mail from Anna's mom yesterday saying that they were honored to have me run for her. I appreciated that so much but I'm actually the honored one. "I will run b/c I can if I choose, others no longer have that choice." This is what I tell myself, and I'll raise money to help them as I do it.

Little Anna is not doing well - please keep her and her family in your prayers.

I have to do my e-mail/letter and get those sent out!!! I keep putting that off until the next day and the next. Brilliant on my part, I know. I can't get so preoccupied with training that I don't get the tools out there to raise money.