I’m going to share a story with you today.<\/p>\n
#1 Son called a couple of days ago. \u00a0He is involved in a few local group where he has made some friends. \u00a0This has been good to see.<\/p>\n
Anyway, one of his friends began running this past spring. \u00a0On a lark, he signed up for a Half Marathon that was to be held the last day of August. \u00a0August in Mississippi is pretty toasty. \u00a0This friend was struggling with his training due to the heat\/humidity we have here.<\/p>\n
He dropped out of the race. \u00a0Quit training. \u00a0Quit running. \u00a0He was discouraged and felt like a failure.<\/p>\n
About that time, #1 Son had shared at a group meeting about how I had successfully completed my first 50K the end of July~also in Mississippi. \u00a0That was a super hot day. \u00a0Brutal race. \u00a0The friend was at that particular meeting.<\/p>\n
After the meeting, this person came up to #1 Son and asked, “How old is your mom?”<\/p>\n
My son replied, “52.”<\/p>\n
During the meeting, this friend had Googled the distance of a 50K. \u00a0He wanted to know how many miles it was. \u00a0He was astounded that an “old lady” could run that far.<\/p>\n
Thanks. \u00a0I think.<\/p>\n
Anyway, that race gave this person a swift kick in the butt and got him back out on the road, running. \u00a0This past weekend, he completed his first Half Marathon! \u00a0Good for him!<\/p>\n
At meeting this past week, he proudly showed #1 Son his medal and said, “I figured that if your Mom could run a 50K, I could run a Half Marathon.”<\/p>\n
You just never know who you are going to encourage.<\/p>\n
Keep on keeping on!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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