12 December 2007
Humbled to Be Part of this Group!
Posted by Deborah Pieri under: Deborah Pieri .
I still can’t believe that I was chosen to be one of this great group of road warriors! Thank you Brooke and Kristen for organizing the fabulous dinner at San Chez last night. It was fun to hang out with everyone and talk about our histories and goals.
As I enter my 3rd week of battling a nasty upper respiratory virus, I find myself very frustrated. I’ve been running on the track at the Y, nice and easy, out of the cold for two weeks, hoping to not aggravate this thing. I finally stopped coughing and went for a 9 mile run with my husband outside on Saturday. It was great, but boy did I cough when we got home. We ran 3 miles at 5 AM Monday morning and I felt fine. I woke up Tuesday and was coughing and losing my voice again. Such a drag! So now I’m trying to be patient and allow myself a little time to get totally healthy. . . . not easy for me. I tend to go, go, go. I get very frustrated when I can’t run. Even now I’m telling myself that it’s not so bad and that I can handle 4 miles tomorrow. Still, the older I get, the better I get at listening to my body and respecting the need to sometimes rest. But yuck. . . that is so not me!
I’ve been running for the last 10 years, through glorious sunny days, through humidity and pouring rain, through below zero wind chills and snow blowing sideways. I love to run! I feel so alive and invincible when I am on the road. It’s a genuine joy that brings me a great deal of happiness. I pray when I run, I think deep thoughts, I think trivial thoughts, I come up with brilliant lesson plans (I’m a teacher.) My creative juices overflow!
Anyway, not to ramble on my first blog. I look forward to sharing my journey of training with you. Sometimes just hearing about the struggles of others can give you the strength and courage to lace up your shoes, brave the elements, and seek your goal. I know my goal. I want to train to the best of my ablility, to run as fast as I can, to encourage as many people as I can. The training is not always easy, but the exhilaration when you cross the finish line is incredible. If I can do it anyone can! Run on friends! See you on the road!
Deb
7 Comments so far...
Terrence York Says:
12 December 2007 at 10:18 pm.
Hang in there Deborah. I hope you get better soon.
Terry
Julie Hurley Says:
12 December 2007 at 11:07 pm.
Hi Deb,
I had a great time talking with you at dinner on Tuesday night. You are very inspiring to me! I really look forward to running with you throughout our training together!
Bob Estes Says:
13 December 2007 at 9:24 am.
Deb, I hope you start feeling better soon. It’s hard to run when breathing is limited by illness. Stay strong!
Shelly Says:
13 December 2007 at 2:12 pm.
Deb–9 miles w/ a chest cold–rock on, woman! You are going to do great this time around for the race–make sure to take it easy right now so you don’t get worse!
Terry Says:
13 December 2007 at 8:41 pm.
Hang in there Deb. I hope you’ll get better soon.
terry
Steve Kelly Says:
19 December 2007 at 5:00 pm.
Man I get a chest cold and I’m on the couch! Well done iron road warrior, I’m a fan!
unreceptive ransom Says:
20 February 2008 at 8:20 pm.
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