Thursday, July 10, 2008

My marathon Runner...

or maybe its only a half mile runner...but a runner nonetheless! I have recently rediscovered my hatred for running! I do it, not because I want to, or like to, but because I need to! I took a running class about 2 years ago and ran my first 5K in memory of my mom...and then I got pregnant and well...didn't exactly pick it back up after Avery was born! I was talking to a friend several weeks ago and she said that her and her daughter were going to take the class and run a 5K in September. So I thought to myself...It is WAY PAST TIME to get back into the nasty habit of running (I am sorry if I offend any of you runners, but I absolutely hate it!) Anyway, a few nights ago I was going to hop on the treadmill and do my running for the day..however both girls were dying to go outside (it is their very FAVORITE thing in this world!) and so I thought that I would take this lovely activity outside! So I prepare to start my run/walk session for the evening and Brenly asks if she can run too! I said sure, feeling very confident that after we finished the first sequence that she would certainly be off to bigger and better things...swinging, riding the jeep, t-ball, etc...So my schedule was to walk 2 minutes run 3 minutes for a total of 30 minutes...So we walked..then ran..and started to walk again...And Brenly says, "this is fun, when can we run again?" Are you kidding me? ...I am dying already (not really but I knew before the session was over that I would be) and you are wanting to continue such torture...So the 2 minutes passes WAY TOO FAST and it is time to run again...and we're off! She runs right beside me and sometimes way in front of me for another LONG 2 minutes and she was LOVIN it! In the middle of run she says..."Why are we running?" the very same question I ask myself, every single time...and I go into how Jesus wants us to take care of ourselves and stay healthy and be strong (which I have neglected to do...Sorry Jesus...I am trying) and running helps us take care of our bodies! I also explained to her that Mrs. Carla and Emma are going to run in a race (ha, not that I will be racing!) and I was going to try to join them! She said, "I wanna be in a race" For real? I told her that I would try to find a race for her but that we had to continue running so that we would be prepared for it! After my session was complete...I realize that she had run 25 of the 30 minutes with me...and she LOVED it! So the next night I got ready to go outside and run again and she was right there...I ran 35 minutes and she ran about 25 of those minutes! I was so proud of her! And because she LOVES it so, I am going to continue to encourage her in this endeavor...If she can learn to love it early, maybe she won't struggle with it later on in life, like her momma! So pray for both of us as we prepare to run our race...that we can keep our minds focused and strive for the goal which is set before us...I think that she is going to be quite the runner!

3 comments:

Wendy said...

Gooo Brenly!!! What an encouragement - that is awesome - I so wish I was instilled with a love or at least a like for excercising - it is MUCH harder to learn as a adult, ya know?

Kress Smith said...

Looks like you are going to have a great workout partner. What a blessing for both of you.

Shannon said...

that is awesome!