One wild and crazy summer

My recent post mentioned that the past month did get away from me.  Well between a vacation, garage sale, summer activities…yeah something’s just got away from me.

So…in summary here are a couple of pictures from our summer:

Did I mention that Alex took 1^st in the fun run and Korrine was the 2^nd of the girls to finish?  NO?  Yes?  I’ll mention it again.  Some more pics from our Family 5K/Fun Run.

Family vacation up to Michigan and the kids went with Mom and Grandma to Kitty Hawk, NC.

 

Make sure if you have a garage sale around your house, do not tell the kids what you want to get rid of.  My little girls plea:  “No, that bathing suit still fits and I always am on the elliptical.  See, its OK if I wear a helmet.”  I am going to have my hands full when she gets older.  But I will hang on to this photo for the rest of my life.

 

Just think, it’s only the 1^st of August too.

Coach Bill

Almost there!

Just not quite yet.

Its been a while.  Between family vacation, family events, continued training and life things did get away from me for a while.  I will post a few more blog posts over the next week or so since the training will soon be more steady and the time will be more consistent.  It’s my own fault for not keeping up with this.

Earlier in the year I set some pretty big goals for myself and I’ve been working hard to get to them.  Just not quite there yet.

Preping for The Half III

Trust me, this doesn’t mean that I’m going to give up on these goals.  I just realize I’m going to have to work even harder.  AND…looking at the calendar the year isn’t over yet. 

Several friends & I ran in the Susan G Komen race for the cure on the 27^th.  First of all, its an amazing event for a great cause.  That makes this so enjoyable.  The amount of people impacted by this type of event nationwide, knowing what several participants have either gone through it themselves or known somebody that has gone through it makes you want to work harder. 

 

 

This is what agony looks like with 150 yards to go.

It was humid and warm.  I pushed hard and set a new PR for my 5K time.  I finished the 3.1 miles in 21:29.1 at a 6:56/mile pace.  Ran my fastest mile yet (that includes training) at 6:07.  By the last ¾ of the last mile I was spent.  Gassed.  Legs felt heavy.  But there was pink everywhere and people cheering you on.  It hit me as I neared the finish line.  God forbid if I ever have to go through something with my wife, son, daughter, mother…etc anybody close to me, their trials and journey will be so much harder than what I'm doing right now.  Whatever pain, fatigue or frustration I’m experiencing now during this run doesn’t even come close to what others have experienced.  Their hardships and heartaches of losing someone to Breast Cancer.  Watching some of the survivors and family members taking part for lost loved ones is truly an inspiration.  May God Bless these people and I pray for their healing and growth.

In the end, Susan G Komen is the median in which the word gets out.  But it’s the survivors, the police officers throughout the run, the volunteers and the families that make the event worth it.  We run.  We have the easy part. 

 

If it wasn’t for these guys waiting for me at the finish, it would be even harder.

 

Plus, when I get a hug and a congrats from this beautiful woman, what guy wouldn’t want to finish.  Yes, I married up...several rungs too.

 

Coach Bill