For my dear friend who helped me see the light at the end of the tunnel, and no it is not a train……

I wish there was a place
Called the Land of Beginning Again
Where all your heartaches, pain, and poor selfish grief
Could be shed like an old shabby coat at the door
And never be put on again

There is such a place, deep down in your heart you can find it, he shed his cloak for your sins so you would not have to put it on again, therefore there is such a place, just seek and you will find.

Okay, there are many things that I have to sacrifice just to be a somewhat of a good runner.

1. I have to train every day so that means running every night after work. Yeah, it takes up a few hours and it also makes me tired so yes I go to bed early so I don’t really get to go out.

2. I don’t get to eat all the really good junk food. I have to stay in shape so that requires me to try to eat healthy.

3. I don’t get to drink anymore. Yeah, alcohol is a great burden on a runner. Believe it or not but if you go and run a few miles and then go drink a beer well you just put all those calories and extra calories back on that you just burned off. Hum???? But you can indulge in a drink or two maybe once or twice a week, not every single day right after you run.

4. I don’t get to sleep in on the weekends. I wake up every day at 5:30 am for work and on the weekends. I do this so I can get long runs in.

I am not saying that in order to be a runner or start running you have to give up a lot, I am just saying that you have to learn to manage your time better and be able to understand that you do have to give up a few things in order to become better or loose weight. These are just the things I have to give up everyone is different and everyone has something else that they have to give up to be able to run. Nothing against anyone else.

Okay, so I have decided that I am not going to run the Marine Corp Marathon this year because I could not find anyone else to go with me to run it. And going alone sucks. So me, my family and friends are all going to Detroit to run the Detroit Marathon in October. It is October 21st. It is a really cool marathon. You have to have a passport to be able to run this race. The reason is because you have to prove you are a US Citizen because you get to run thru a tunnel and run into Canada and back into the USA. It sounds like fun. And for those of you that want to be smart butts, no you don’t have to carry your passport while running, just have to have it when you get your packet at the expo. But I am still running the Memphis Marathon in December. Oh, and yes I already have a room for both of these races.