I've completed my first 5K run! And I'm not even embarassed that my 12-yer-old son beat me to the finish line.
It's hard to believe I have been running approximately 3 miles a day for over a year now. That's more than 1,000 miles. Time to get new shoes. And socks. With summer coming soon, maybe some new antiperspirant, too.
I've fallen three times and scraped my knees, knuckles and shoulders. I've broken three cell phones. I've listened to almost 11,000 minutes of music on my iPod. And I've taken some amazing photographs.
Over the last 12 months I have seen hundreds of beautiful sunrises; dozens of cottontail rabbits; scores of runners, bikers and walkers; a couple of hawks, skunks and possums; and a whole lot of dew, fog, grass, flowers, sprinkler systems and trees.
Through it all I am thankful for health and safety. And most of all, water.
Thank you God for giving me a chance to run free and far. Here's to another amazing year on the road.
