The BIG 4-0

I have to admit, I didn't think turning 40 would be one of those things I would shout from the top of a mountain. Yesterday night, my beautiful 10 year old daughter asked what I felt about getting older. A year ago I could not run for more than a mile. Today, I have 2 half marathons behind me and another four coming ahead of me. I have one full marathon waiting for me in December. That full marathon is my 40 milestone. I'm hunting it down, slowly, one mile at a time. So I smiled, looked at her and replied the following.

She seemed to like the answer and gave me a big hug and smiled. It changed my entire perception about 40. 40 is great, if you make it great. There's a choice to see it as a negative thing or there's a choice to look back and see how much you've grown and learned. I choose the latter. 

And so I went on the Mommyathlon weekly group run in Key Biscayne and pumped my legs as I went over the Key Biscayne bridge. On the way back when I hit the bridge again, I started hearing the Rocky theme song in my mind. Corny huh? It made me go faster. As my feet propelled me over the top, 40 became a wonderful event and so I thought of my amazing friends, all the countless other fabulous friends I have made through the running community, my loving and supportive family, my special husband who gave me the most wonderful birthday letter I have ever received and then I ended that bridge with my children in my mind and heart. 40 is so fantastic, that I almost went up that bridge to shout it out.  

I'm grateful for my many blessings, I'm grateful for finding myself through running and most of all, I'm ready to continue getting stronger, healthier and wiser.

Group run information can be found at:

http://mommyathlon.blogspot.com/p/weekly-group-run.html