HAPPY BIRTHDAY, OLIVIA

Tuscon Marathon

I have a brother named Jaren. He's training for his first marathon. Between now and Dec. 13th he will pound out a few hundred miles in preparation for the priviledge of lining up with 1000's of other runners elbowing their way through the streets of Tuscon from one O named place to another. Along the route, he will probably experience some profuse sweating, some serious joint aches, and even some....ahem...stomach disturbances. About mile 22 is when his body will start to REALLY hurt and the mental battle to just. keep. moving. to. that. finish. line. will begin. And when he gets to that little hill located about mile 23.5 and it feels like it might as well be Everest he'll be tempted to walk and it's o.k. if he does. I'm going to tell you right now...at least once he's going to question his whole, "I'm gonna run a marathon" thought process and for a few days afterward he might even pray for some sort of mercy from the heaven's. He'll have to keep reminding himself what it felt like to cross that finish line and to know that he picked a pretty darn challenging goal, worked for it, got tougher, and followed through.

AND HE'S GOING TO PAY FOR THIS EXPERIENCE!!!.




I think I'll do it with him. :)

HOW IS IT POSSIBLE?

That we get to have so much fun????