#10 RUN A MARATHON
This has taken me a long time to complete. I signed up for a marathon almost 10 years ago, but ran into some serious health issues related to my stomach that I could not figure out. Interestingly as I have run over the last several months I have been able to manage my stomach and my knee has given me very little problems. The hardest run was either the 18 miles on the tread mill or running hills in inclement weather - I still haven't decided. Before I left I started to think of the people that would not be able to run this race. Their challenges are far beyond the difficulty of running 26 miles. So I wrote their names on my shoes and decided I would run for them! They were the reason I think I made it to the finish - I could not give in and never give up! It was snowing when I got to the starting location for the marathon. There were people everywhere. It was a bit exhilarating an...