I said so many prayers Friday night that God would give me the strength and energy to have a better 12 mile run than last weekend. He never proves me wrong! It was absolutely amazing! I woke up at 7:30am and got myself ready mentally and physically for the run. It was a beautiful morning and the birds were chirping like crazy. During the whole run I felt so good...it was like I was flying on cloud 9. I was truckin'! The hardcore runners definitely come out in the morning. I saw so many people in running gear and most of them have to be training for the marathon. So I ran around Lake Harriet first, then Lake Calhoun and last Lake of the Isles. There were these two girls that came running quickly up behind me as I started around Lake Calhoun and then they passed me. Well, for some reason something came over me and I kept up with them and even ended up passing them. I decided to go the opposite way than usual around Lake of the Isles and I actually met up with them again at about the half way point. Then, as I reached Lake Calhoun and stopped for a drink and headed on my way soon the same two girls came flying up behind me. They were sprinting and I was like wow...I'm not going to win this one. However, they finished about 50 meters ahead and headed for home. As they turned around, I said "good job girls" and they said the same to me. I thank them for helping me keep up the pace. However, I still kept on going to finish the last lag of the run around Lake Harriet. As I was running up the hill that way, I passed this older man and he said "I'll race you". I looked at him and smiled and started to book it. He definitely kept up good pace, but I beat him to the top! He was probably about 60 years old so he definitely did a good job. I hope I'm able to run like that at his age. Anyway, he asked me if how far of a run I was going for and asked if I was running the marathon. When he heard my answer he said, "keep up the good work". At that moment, I thanked my dad because I saw that as him speaking through that man to tell me that he proud of me. It was definitely a good run!
However, I didn't stop when I finally got home. I actually cleaned the house for several hours for our party. Yeah..it was a long day, but a fun day. Our housewarming party was a blast! I talked to a lot of people about the marathon and about my dad and many were very interested. I never stop spreading the word. Please do the same! Thank you to all who came!
So today I just have been taking it easy and being a couch potato. I haven't done that in a long time and it definitely feels good. I like being lazy from time to time! He he! I hope you all were able to rest today as well. May God bless you!
Much love,
Lacy
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