Ever since I was young I wanted to run a marathon by the time I was 40. I also hope to be able to run a marathon after 40. The first test of my ability to achieve this task will come this Spring at the Breast Cancer Awareness Marathon. Not only are we doing a good thing for ourselves and our health, we are helping other women. 26.2 miles of goodness. It is exciting to think of running that far, even if it takes us 4+ hours. Maybe by the time I am 40, it won't take quite as long. Wouldn't that be wonderful?
If you are interested in running events near you, check out http://www.active.com/running.htm
Little known fact about women and marathons:
The first woman to enter and run a marathon was Katherine Switzer in Boston in 1967. After she began to run the race and the judges realized she was a woman, they tried to have her removed from the race. The first olympic marathon for women was not until 1984. Men have been running the olympic marathon for over 100 years. Now women run marathon times that are only 10 minutes slower than men. Aren't women amazing?
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Heather,
I'm so glad you're blogging now!!! I have so much to catch you up on...but things keep changing every day, so it makes it difficult to know what to say!
Miss you,
Lori
You go girl. I am so impressed that yall are running a marathon!
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