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!!!
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.
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