Today’s Run:  3.56 miles

*We had a short run today because tomorrow’s run with the running group is a big one.

It is interesting to me to see the places where one receives support.   One would expect to get support from one’s spouse, siblings, friends, children, parents…

But online friends???  That is a surprising  YES!

Since my husband and I have signed up for our marathon, well first off, my husband is a huge supporter of my running…HUGE!  Second comes my sister, she is awesome!  My friends, people I have known throughout my lifetime, are behind us one hundred percent.  But the most surprising support has been from my online friends at MyFitnessPal.com.

MyFitnessPal (MFP) is a wellness site that I joined a year ago (almost to the day).  You log your food, exercise, make friends…in a sense it is like a fitness FB~only better.  FB can be detached but MFP is more personal…hard to describe.

When I posted on MFP about the race, within 5 minutes I had 16 positive comments regarding my husband and I running this marathon!  And more came in during the next day.  I had positive comments on FB, too.  That was very nice.

The people who should have been supportive of this endeavor are not.

So, it is surprising to find your real friends.  My husband, my sister, my children, my in-laws, my FB friends and my MFP friends.  I am thankful for support!