179th
I just checked my church's web site to see what's new (crosswindsonline.org) and saw a link to the church's annual Labor Day weekend 5K road race. The course ends with a demanding hill. The sponsors think the course is becoming popular among runners because it's a challenging course. I didn't start running till I was 46; last year's attempt at the Crosswinds 5K was my second race. Here's my stats, copied from the 2005 race results on the church's web site: 179 out of 311 runners participating.
179 Anieta McCracken Canandaigua NY 48 16 F 40-49 29:51 9:38/M
But here are stats even more important than those and a reminder of why I keep running. I just gave a pint of blood Friday evening. My stats were: blood pressure 116/60, pulse 67 (before I started running my pulse was always between 90 and 100). My weight has dropped from 157 to 125 (I had gotten down to 110, but gained some over the winter). Outside of a few asthma attacks this year, I've been well all winter. Thanks be to God for the gift of health. God is good, and sometimes He even lets us see it.
posted by Anieta McCracken @ 8:41 PM
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I like reading other peoples blogs. Some are amusing, some puzzling, some thought provoking and some are inspirational. I am reading yours today as I sit squished into a dress that two years ago was too big. How did you manage to do that? I started running and after a year, I had nothing to show for it. Maybe I was doing something wrong. Now I find that I don't have the heart to really get back to it since it didn't net the results I wanted. Maybe I gave up too soon. Maybe I was looking for the wrong results. How did you keep it up?
I had a coach, who sometimes pushed me till I puked. Now I run alone and it's much more difficult. But I still have support -- which is huge. I also subscribe to Runners' World, which is more about marathon running than what I do. But it does help with motivation and it helps me set weekly goals. I keep a log, so I can't lie to myself about what I do and don't do. And I set goals. I am struggling with weight right now, and that's discouraging. But the big reason I keep going is that I just plain feel better. I try to run till I can't breathe. That seems to clean out my lungs and lessen my asthmatic symptoms over all. And I pray a lot. Hang in there. If you'd like, e-mail me at anietamccracken@hotmail.com and we'll chat about this more.
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