One of my long-time running partners, Tom Beaudry, sent me some pictures recently of our early Grandma’s marathon days! Boy did we look young then! Lots of changes have come on over the years, but we still both run. We don’t run as fast as we used to, but that does not matter anymore. We can still get together and shoot the breeze on a run, and catch up on things, but we are still out pounding the pavement. Other people may look at us and wonder why we run. Unless you run, that is kind of a hard question to answer. Let’s look down some memory lane pictures.
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Here we both are many years ago the day before Grandma’s marathon in Duluth. We had our pictures taken with our families, and some of the scenery in Duluth. The middle picture was Tom and I showing what everybody else in the marathon was going to see of us during the race!
The finish! We were both shelled! But we did it. Major accomplishment. Tom qualified for Boston during this Grandma’s marathon! Great job!!! But I will be honest. Yes, I wanted to qualify for Boston also, but have not ever done it. But the fun of the training was truly all of the miles we put in together, figuring out life, and solving problems. The bonds made on those long runs are set in stone. We learned a lot about life, and each other, on those runs. I would not ever trade them away!
Of course, I had my built-in cheerleading section. Those shirts they wore have been some of my favorite pictures of my kids ever. The front of the shirts, when they lined up, read “Go Dad Go”, and then they turned around and it said, “We Love You”. Wow! Fired me up and brought me to tears! Major motivation!
Lots of running knowledge and experience sitting here, and once again, discussing things over coffee, after a run! A lot of things in life I learned because of running. Dedication. Persistence. Hard work. Striving for a goal. Striving to survive! My only regret now is we can’t be young again to do it all over again. But this is why we have memories. Now we keep running, and just keep making more memories. We can also help other people understand why we run!
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So, go live your life. Live it to the fullest. Don’t take anything for granted. We don’t know when our days are done. Keep going. Keep moving. No regrets. We are not perfect. Learn from our mistakes. Learn from our failures. Failing forward. Always! Keep moving everybody!
Dr. Dan
Consecutive Exercise Day of New Streak: # 1715
