Bloomsday

I signed up for Bloomsday today. I’ve got 100 days to get in a little better shape now. 100 days to improve enough to not feel like I’d rather die than finish. For those who don’t know what Bloomsday is here is a link. https://www.bloomsdayrun.org/

I signed the boys up to do it with me. Z will love it. Nate will complain the whole time and I will have to turn into his cheer leader. But they might get new shoes for the race, so he might find it worth it. The kids like their shoes and wear them out or outgrow them in a hurry.(I tend to wait until the last minute before they get new ones. Nate doesn’t wear kid sizes any more. He shops in mens shoes. A pair of shoes in mens size costs a lot more than the same pair in kid size!! I know it only gets worse from here, but maybe he’ll slow down growing his feet soon.) And cheering him on will cheer ME on in the process.

AND... my bestie, Teresa, signed up as well!! Her family is signed up too, so there will be a group of us. We have both paid our money and made the commitment! And we will be talking this weekend about meeting once a week at least to walk together. (I know it takes more than once a week, but it might be the only time we have together.)

The last time I did Bloomsday was probably 1992 or 1993. Two of my college roommates, and I did it together (one more cheerfully than the other!). I have great memories from then. We didn’t push ourselves, we walked most of the time, and had an accomplishment to brag about when we were done. Loretta, you can join us again this year!!!

I did it in 1991 with my boyfriend of the time. That was my fastest time. He pushed me to run more of the race than I would normally have done. It was before I was at my fittest, but I was on my way. I have a picture of us crossing the finish line. I look pretty worn out, but pleased.

Before that I’d done the race a few times with my dad and sister. Dad’s company had a corporate team. They had a suite at one of the hotels for refreshments and bragging after the race. We weren’t on the corporate team, but always went up to see their results. (They were done well before we crossed the finish line).

So, now it has been 20 years since the last time I was in this race. Yikes, I was still in my teens! And this time it’s all about setting a goal to be healthy again. This is a small goal in that quest to be healthy.

100 days from today. I’d better make a plan!