Confessions Of A Would-be Marathoner

We’ve (my husband, Dennis and myself) recently returned from our District Pastor’s Conference (which was really great by-the-way – some terrific reminders about GOD and HIS love for us – from a dynamic young speaker named Ben Stewart) at which I felt like giving up on this whole “marathon thing” before I’ve hardly begun.  It doesn’t take much for me to get discouraged and unfortunately, rude comments happen to be one of those things that really pull me down – sometimes for a very long time. 

What I can’t figure out is why people think you can’t hear them just because they turn away from you or happen to move a foot or so away … my theory (if you really want to know – and it’s my blog, so you do!), is I think they really want you to hear, they’re just not brave enough to say it to your face – not that I want that either.  Anyway … after mentioning my marathon training to a couple of people I heard a few snide comments that would have been better left unsaid on their part, and definitely unheard on mine:  “she’s never going to make it”; “has she looked in the mirror lately”; “like that’ll ever happen”; and so on.  All of which put a sort of “crushing blow” onto my easily defeated courage to carry on.

To that end however, I’ve decided to “confess” a few things about myself – not for excuse purposes, or because I enjoy the feeling of shame and humiliation – but because I want to lay it all on the line this time.  I’m 50 years old; 5’4” tall – more of course, with shoes ;) and I weigh 210 pounds.  Yes, you read that right, I said 210 pounds (and yes, I did weight that when I did the half-marathon; more actually).  This is not my heaviest, but I do hope (and pray) that I will never be this heavy again. 

Along with my training plan (see the next posting “The Plan”), I’m implementing an eating plan that focuses more on fresh vegetables and lean meats with little in the way of carbs (potatoes, pasta, bread, etc.) as they tend to inflame my joints and make me feel waayyy older than I really am.  So, as the time goes, I’ll keep you posted on what’s going on with the weight loss as well as the marathon training.  I’m looking to see the mileage go up as the weight goes down.  I don’t want to be 210 pounds … I want to be 26.2 miles.

Lori <><

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