i am not competitive

unless you are the 25 year old running in front of me wearing hot pants and a really tight hot pink racing shirt with a rear-end you could bounce a quarter off of..... then yes, i am competitive because i really, really wanted to pass her.

i ran a 5K today. 
i was telling myself that i was just out there to have fun....nope, i had a goal.
i got to run with two of the ladies from the early-morning running group. 
it is so much nicer to run with people than by myself......
and yet.... i left them at mile 2 to see if i could push myself to the finish.

it was flat and i had the straight shot to the end. 
i got a PR (personal record)!
it felt so good.....
29:20.
YEAH, me!!!
what a fun way to end the thanksgiving weekend.

it was a full weekend, full of lots of family.
i got time with all my in-laws...plus some of my side of the family. my mom & her hubbie joined us in florida and got to spend some time with all her grandbabies.
what a treat for me.

and to meditate on what it really means to be thankful:
the highest form of prayer is to the goodness of god . . . god only desires that our soul cling to him with all of its strength, in particular, that it clings to his goodness. for all of the things our minds can think about god, it is thinking upon his goodness that pleases him most and brings the most profit to our soul.
                                --julian of norwich

and yes, i passed that woman.



Comments

Tiffany said…
Congrats! I'm glad to know you passed the 25 year old and didn't keep your readers wondering. :)
9:03 PM EST
jeanette said…
you rock my friend!
10:23 AM EST
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