The Old Woman That Lived In Her Shoes

I've decided that at the end of my days, I want to be remembered as the old woman that lived in her shoes. Not necessarily running shoes, just any and every kind of shoes. I want everyone to say, "she never stopped doing!"

I woke up Sunday morning to rain, and thought, "YES! I get to sleep in! Can't go out in the rain!" So, then it stopped, so I got up and drank one cup of coffee and took off. I got to the beach and then it started flooding! But, I kept going. A couple of miles into my run, I thought, who needs Jeff Galloway! I am feeling good! I know that there is a world of difference running at 6 in the morning than running at 6 at night during the heat of the summer, both in your legs but especially in your lungs. BUT I was really beginning to think that it was just my age and I wasn't going to be able to overcome my problems. But then the rain cooled weather proved me wrong! And I did it! Ended up it was just a mental block I was experiencing, not age after all. (Not to say I am not still slow! But at least I'm running slow instead of walking slow!)

Watching the Olympics has helped too! Of course the "old ladies" there are much younger than me, but they still give me hope. I was watching the women's marathon and listening to the comentators saying, "she can never hold that speed." And I thought how lucky it was for her that she couldn't hear their negativity. What a terrible thing to be saying, and such a crock, because she did it! But what would that do to her if she had heard them? I would have believed it and slowed down. (Mental Blockage)

God is good - All the time!
Robin

P.S. The reason I am thinking about shoes, is because I bought me some really cool looking (ha!) orthopedic sandals this weekend to ease my heel pains.
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