Number 64
Ran this one with my fiancé and sweetheart, Holly, in overcast and rainy conditions. We both finished with good times. Fun course but not easy.
Blitz the Coastlne Half Marathon, Long Beach, California, October 7, 2017
Race #63
This race was run at 5:30 in the morning on a cool, 59 degree day in Califonia. One of my better races in a while. I came to CA for my 50th Reunion for Estancia High School in Costa Mesa. We were the first graduating class!
This race was run at 5:30 in the morning on a cool, 59 degree day in Califonia. One of my better races in a while. I came to CA for my 50th Reunion for Estancia High School in Costa Mesa. We were the first graduating class!
Fallfest Half Marathon, Westminster, Colorado, September 23, 2017
Number 62
This blog post is about love. It will not be about my run on Saturday, which went just fine, thank you.
This blog post is a further testimony of the devotion and adoration I have for the woman I love more than anything in this world. I so cherish the special relationship and love we have for one another and I count myself a very lucky and fortunate man to have found my soulmate.
Many of you do not know or have not met my sweetheart. So, I will take this opportunity to tell you a little bit about her..... She is very loving and very caring. She is exceedingly thoughtful and intelligent. She is kind, very wise and exceptionally compassionate. But best of all, she loves me with her whole heart and I deeply love her with all my being! She has tolerated my weaknesses and she has embraced my handful of strengths. I truly adore and cherish her as she adores and cherishes me. Did I already say I am a very lucky man?
My writings about my half marathons have been fun. But it must come to an end as I no longer want to write about my exploits. I just want to devote all my energy and passion into my marriage and relationship with the most beautiful (inside and out) and wonderful woman in this universe. My new finish line is to strive to be the best husband I can possibly be, with God's help!
I can truly say, I am blessed beyond measure! I ran on Saturday, full of joy and love in my heart and mind.
I love you so very much, Holly Anne Hensey!!!
This blog post is about love. It will not be about my run on Saturday, which went just fine, thank you.
This blog post is a further testimony of the devotion and adoration I have for the woman I love more than anything in this world. I so cherish the special relationship and love we have for one another and I count myself a very lucky and fortunate man to have found my soulmate.
Many of you do not know or have not met my sweetheart. So, I will take this opportunity to tell you a little bit about her..... She is very loving and very caring. She is exceedingly thoughtful and intelligent. She is kind, very wise and exceptionally compassionate. But best of all, she loves me with her whole heart and I deeply love her with all my being! She has tolerated my weaknesses and she has embraced my handful of strengths. I truly adore and cherish her as she adores and cherishes me. Did I already say I am a very lucky man?
My writings about my half marathons have been fun. But it must come to an end as I no longer want to write about my exploits. I just want to devote all my energy and passion into my marriage and relationship with the most beautiful (inside and out) and wonderful woman in this universe. My new finish line is to strive to be the best husband I can possibly be, with God's help!
I can truly say, I am blessed beyond measure! I ran on Saturday, full of joy and love in my heart and mind.
I love you so very much, Holly Anne Hensey!!!
Dam U Half Marathon, Aurora Reservoir, Aurora, Colorado, September 10, 2017
Race Number 61
I am going to call this my "Engagement Celebration" run! Yep, Holly and I are going to tie the knot in March of next year. I proposed to her over the Labor Day weekend in flooded Houston (BTW: she has been safe and had some leaks but no flooding). One of my dear cousins was wondering if Holly was CRAZY to marry me...... I guess she is...... CRAZY IN LOVE!!!! I reminded my dear and precious cousin how smart, charming and handsome I am, but he thought I was full of Gatorade ....... which I was for a few hours today.At each mile marker, I prayed for Holly and me and I asked God (and Holly) for forgiveness, in advance, for all the dumb things I will say and do in the years ahead. Yes, sweet Holly, you are marrying a bit of an idiot, but I am a nice idiot, most of the time.
I jogged real slow again today. My feet seem to be giving up on me or at least staging a revolution. I had x-rays done but there is supposedly nothing wrong ........ yet, the metatarsals hurt badly after the sixth or seventh mile. So, I may have to try a new brand of shoe. I have been running in Asic Kayanos for years, with no issues. So I am perplexed. I am certainly never going to admit it has anything to do with my age.
Today, I read a quote as I sat in my car getting ready to jump on the course today. It was written by Jacqueline Gareau, the 1980 Boston Marathon Champ:
The body does not want to do this.
As you run, it tells you to stop
but the mind must be strong.
You always go too far for your body
You must handle the pain with
strategy .....
it is not age, it is not diet.
It is the will to succeed.
I succeeded today.
BTW: Do not expect a wedding invitation. We are going away to get married. Just the two of us. We did not want a big to-do. Sorry.
Georgetown to Idaho Springs Half, Georgetown, Colorado, August 12, 2017
Race Number 60
Race number 43 was the last time I ran the GTIS Half (a hard downhill run from 8,530 ft to 7,640 ft), which was on August 13, 2011. You can read my desperate account of that day by flipping back a page or two. I made reference, in that post, to a pesky speed-walker who passed me as if I was running in slow motion.
Well, sometimes history repeats itself and that was the case today. Except I have a good excuse for why the speed walkers (yes, that is plural) passed me today as the ONE did 17 races ago.
I have had SIGNIFICANT foot pain, in the metatarsal area of both feet. One of my parents, at PRA, is a Physician's Assistant and she heard I was really worried about my race due to the foot pain that literally, forces me into a walk and not a run. Mrs. B was kind enough to inject my right foot with medications that she was hoping would relieve my pain and misery. It worked for a while yet the punishment of the run beat the drugs into submission by mile 9.5. I was reduced to hobbling along at a speed that many of my kindergartners could keep up with. So, the speed walkers were triumphant again today!
Despite the pain, I did keep up my prayer vigil for my sweetheart, Holly, at each mile marker. She is doing very well and just found out her CT scan was clear from any cancer! You cannot imagine the joy that is in my heart for this news!
I finished my 60th half marathon with one of my PRA teachers (Mrs. Gamble) and a PRA pare nt (Mrs. Walker) running the race a lot faster than Festus Munier. Yet, we connected at the end and shared our stories on our return bus ride to Georgetown.
I will be scheduling a visit with my doctor soon. I am NOT stopping at 60…… PERIOD!!!
Well, sometimes history repeats itself and that was the case today. Except I have a good excuse for why the speed walkers (yes, that is plural) passed me today as the ONE did 17 races ago.
I have had SIGNIFICANT foot pain, in the metatarsal area of both feet. One of my parents, at PRA, is a Physician's Assistant and she heard I was really worried about my race due to the foot pain that literally, forces me into a walk and not a run. Mrs. B was kind enough to inject my right foot with medications that she was hoping would relieve my pain and misery. It worked for a while yet the punishment of the run beat the drugs into submission by mile 9.5. I was reduced to hobbling along at a speed that many of my kindergartners could keep up with. So, the speed walkers were triumphant again today!
Despite the pain, I did keep up my prayer vigil for my sweetheart, Holly, at each mile marker. She is doing very well and just found out her CT scan was clear from any cancer! You cannot imagine the joy that is in my heart for this news!
I finished my 60th half marathon with one of my PRA teachers (Mrs. Gamble) and a PRA pare nt (Mrs. Walker) running the race a lot faster than Festus Munier. Yet, we connected at the end and shared our stories on our return bus ride to Georgetown.
I will be scheduling a visit with my doctor soon. I am NOT stopping at 60…… PERIOD!!!
Blaze the Oceanfront Half Marathon, Long Beach, California, July 23, 2017
Race Number 59
Today I ran half marathon number 59 with a disquieted heart. I tried to stay focused, but it was difficult.
I have spent the last six weeks in Houston with my sweetheart, Holly. I flew down in the middle of June to be with her as she faced a major surgery and the recuperation process. I was blessed that I could be with her, care for her and love on her during this time. When I was not tending to her, I spent quite a bit of time getting Holly moved from her one bedroom apartment to a larger townhome. She is so excited to be in a place where she can have a craft room and plenty of space for her shoes, purses and clothes. I highlight those three categories because it took MANY hours to move those items ..... alone (I thought the kitchen would be hard, but I was wrong). I own about six pairs of shoes. Two pairs are running shoes. Holly has 125+ pairs of shoes. I will curtail my commentary at this point in fear of retribution!
Holly's surgery was successful but they did find some cancer. They are confident they got it all but there will be some follow up over the months and years ahead. Holly is one tough lady who I admire and love very, very much. She (We) are very positive about the future prognosis.
So ...... I ran an "OK" race along the boardwalk/running path of Long Beach, California today. Yet, my attention was drawn to getting to each mile marker and sending up a special prayer, at each of those markers, for Holly, as I recognized how much I adore and cherish my beautiful sweetie!
Now on to some surfing here in CA, (for a week), and seeking the perfect wave!
Today I ran half marathon number 59 with a disquieted heart. I tried to stay focused, but it was difficult.
I have spent the last six weeks in Houston with my sweetheart, Holly. I flew down in the middle of June to be with her as she faced a major surgery and the recuperation process. I was blessed that I could be with her, care for her and love on her during this time. When I was not tending to her, I spent quite a bit of time getting Holly moved from her one bedroom apartment to a larger townhome. She is so excited to be in a place where she can have a craft room and plenty of space for her shoes, purses and clothes. I highlight those three categories because it took MANY hours to move those items ..... alone (I thought the kitchen would be hard, but I was wrong). I own about six pairs of shoes. Two pairs are running shoes. Holly has 125+ pairs of shoes. I will curtail my commentary at this point in fear of retribution!
Holly's surgery was successful but they did find some cancer. They are confident they got it all but there will be some follow up over the months and years ahead. Holly is one tough lady who I admire and love very, very much. She (We) are very positive about the future prognosis.
So ...... I ran an "OK" race along the boardwalk/running path of Long Beach, California today. Yet, my attention was drawn to getting to each mile marker and sending up a special prayer, at each of those markers, for Holly, as I recognized how much I adore and cherish my beautiful sweetie!
Now on to some surfing here in CA, (for a week), and seeking the perfect wave!
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