Every Day in May

It is almost 10p.m. on Sunday night, May 16th.  May is officially half over.  The half-way point of this challenge is always the hardest point for me, so I decided to set a challenging goal for myself.  I decided to do three 5k's today.  I set the goal on Friday and prepared for the runs/walks then.  I did 5k number 1 with my 8 year old nephew Miguel.  It was his first official 5k and he did it quite successfully.  We ended up doing it in 33 minutes.

My second 5k came a couple of hours later with Kelly.  We met at Roberts Wesleyan College track and did our 12 laps.  Kelly has a bit of a cold in her lungs and she did it like a trooper!  We ran/walked it in 42 minutes!  Way to go Kelly, and thanks for getting me out there for my second one today.

My third one came creatively after dinner with Jeff and his parents in Hilton, NY.  We drove 3.4 miles from his parents house to a restaurant in Hilton.  We had a really nice dinner and then we decided to walk home to get the 5k in.  The sun was setting and is was truly a beautiful walk.  not only did we walk some of our dinner off, I was able to accomplish my goal with Jeff's encouragement in walking back, and see the sights of Hilton, NY!

Each 5k was very different, but each was memorable and wonderful.  Thank you Miguel, Kelly and Jeff, (and Ed and Judy too).

Last year while Lori and I were on the road we did three 5k's in one day.  We started in Memphis in the a.m., then Birmingham, AL at noon, then Atlanta in the evening.  That feeling of physical exhaustion as I crawled into bed that night is quite similar to what I'm feeling right now.  I love the way it makes me feel when I push myself to these limits.  But what I love more is the feeling I get when I reach the goals that I set for myself.  Whether large or small, reaching goals is  what gets me to where I want to be - and that is a place of success!  Nothing beats it.  It's one of the things I like best about EDiM....I get to set, and hopefully reach many goals (31 to be exact).

Hope you are all well and feeling good!

Keep Moving!

Brian