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I never thought I'd ever be in this position. If you ask ANYONE who knows me - especially my adult kids (ages 22 & 27) - they'd tell you how LUDICROUS the thought of ME becoming a runner is... I got knocked on my back by some kind of upper respiratory infection - the last time I missed 3 days of work was - geez, I have to think - tonsilitis at age 24 and the surgery kept me out. I'm still on drugs for this but I started feeling more human today and I'd already missed my scheduled Wednesday session. I didn't know if I'd have anything in the tank to run today - much less stepping up to a new week. Looking at a 3 minute jog when I'd only done 90 seconds seemed like quite a leap. ...after all, the last leap was 50% from 60 to 90 seconds. ...this is a 100% increase. I never jogged 3 solid minutes IN MY LIFE. Until today. AND I DID IT TWICE - while still recovering from whatever the heck infected my breathing. (Strange that I was coughing after the run and some time before but not DURING) I honestly can't believe I'm doing this. The real key is sticking with it. I already have hotel reservations for next January's races and I'm about to buy some of the plane tickets (the airline's calendar doesn't go out far enough for the return part of the trip). Technology helped keep me on the couch and now technology is helping me get (and stay) off of it!

That is so inspiring. Now I cant come up with any excuses. If a man like you can keep moving then so can I. Thank you for sharing your story

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