Today is my 53 birthday. Inside every old person is a young one wondering what the hell happened. But I'm OK with my age, except when someone (usually younger than me) points it out by calling me "young lady." Or when I gain weight while training for a marathon. And I'm not talking muscle weight. Sigh.
To celebrate, I went for a run! I want to be one of those people who is running strong well into her 80s. Maybe then I won't be last in my age group. :-) This was my 4th run since the marathon and I only went 3.5 miles. For some reason, I've been afraid to go running. I don't understand how I can run 26 miles and then be afraid to run 6, but it's been holding me back. So I made myself go out and of course it was fine. I was a little sore before the run was over, but I definitely took it easy. No hills, no speed, just a jog around the lake. My quads are sore now, though.
For my birthday, my husband got me some personal training sessions for O2 training. It was what I asked for and I'm looking forward to starting. I'm hoping it will increase my metabolic rate and help me to run faster. I didn't even know what metabolic rate was when I was younger!
My good friend Little P called this morning and had her family (husband, daughter 8 and son 6) sing Happy Birthday to me over the phone. She does that every year and if I'm not home they record it on my answering machine. I've saved two renditions and I play them during the year. It always puts a smile on my face.
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Happy Birthday!!!
Happy Birthday to You! Enjoy your day!
Happy Birthday Dori! Just like you, I am in way better shape than when I was sixteen, and my goal is to be one of those runners out there in their eighth or ninth decade.
On Tuesday, at the race, I saw a local woman who is still racing at 74! At the STN, our big local 12K with tons of hills, she had a shirt on that said it was her 32nd STN! Wow.
Dori! Thanks for visiting my post and I am so glad to have found yours! We have a lot in common! I'll be checking back to read more.
Happy Birthday To You!
~Irene
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What is O2 training?
See you soon?
Happy Birthday!!!!!
I sing H.B. to my friends on the phone too! LOL
Good going :)
Happy Birthday, Dorine!
Keep on runnin', girl!!!
happy birthday! and what's with the "only" before "3.5 miles"??? Come on! Remember when one mile was a long way? Listen, I'm still scared before every single run. I guess that's a good thing, we'll never take it for granted. And yay to getting older, stronger, and WISER. yay us!
Dori,
Thanks for stopping by and it sounds like you have been busy. A belated congratulations on finishing Grandma's Marathon and a belated happy birthday as well. Keep up the great running.
Happy Birthday!
I just want you to know that your Grandma's Marathon race report was inspiring, you should be incredibly proud of yourself! You sure look good at the finish line!
Happy Birthday!
I've never even heard of 02 training. Look forward to you tell us all about it.
Happy birthday! As a runner and a fortysomething woman, I totally get the drive to keep on putting one foot in front of the other! Glad I found you...
Happy belated birthday! It just keeps getting better and better, doesn't it? If I can be half as fit and healthy as you are when I hit 53, I'll think I've done well.
oh and p.s. thanks for saying my 19 year old and i look like sisters. ha ha ha ha ha. :)
I hope you had a great run. Happy Birthday, Dori!
first time visitor. still being active as we age is a beautiful thing. good for you. i'm ten years younger but my knees are going fast.
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