Week 1 - Day 2 - 3 Miles

"We are different, in essence, from other men. If you want to win something, run 100 meters. If you want to experience something, run a marathon." Emil Zatopek, Czech runner, winner of four Olympic gold medals

2:00 PM As I stare out my window in my little office at work all I see is grey sky and rain, lots of rain. There is a flood warning in the greater Portland area today. This is where the internal conversation starts about my run after work. The idea of running in a downpour is not thrilling and I start to think of excuses. What the hell!?! It's the end of May....oh yea, I live in Oregon...

You cannot run in Oregon and expect to stay dry. I remember Keri telling me that the day we ran through our first downpour. We giggled as we splashed through the puddles and soon our bodies warmed up. It was actually fun, even though my chest was tight and I couldn't catch my breath. I remember hoping that day would come, when my lungs would figure out that I was going to do this and it would be much better for us if they just got with the program already.

4:00 PM Both of my kids are with their Dad tonight, Justin works till 8. I COULD have the house to myself for 3 hours, curled up on the couch watching the shows nobody else wants to watch....I could run tomorrow...

4:30 PM Just got this email from my Dad:

What a brave girl. I believe that you're the first Norton to enter a marathon! Congratulations. When it gets close to race day we'll get the whole family cheering squad fired up.

dad

Thanks for the motivation Dad! On my way home to grab my shoes (and rain jacket) and hit the track!