i might be an idiot....

You can do it!!

Along the lines of Slow and steady winning the race...
I have a story that tells this LOUD AND CLEAR!
Here in Kansas City there is something called the MS150, it is a bike race over labor day weekend. 150 miles from start to finish. a lot of people start the practice for this in March.
Thousands start, Very few finish.
So I have a friend that decided one year to join in the ?fun? somewhere around July - August. SO he started with less practice then the rest.
He thought that he would do one of the days and see how he was doing and go from there.
AT the same time my mothers karate teacher had been in this race for years, he is an older gentleman, and do I wish I was only 1/2 as fit.
So my friend got there and saw that there where three groups of people...
Group # 1 is what he called the bike studs. They are the ones with the special bikes and gear and skin tight outfits.
Group # 2 is the "Normal" bikers that have not done this before, but they are pretty cocky after all it is a bike trip how hard can it be?
Group # 3 is the group of people that are at the back of the group, they are a little mix of people in all age groups Most of them had been in this before, And where willing to give advice if asked... This is the group that my friend joined in. He happened to get right next to my Moms teacher.
At first he was stunned because when the gun went off the first two teams took off like a bat out of H E C K!
The 3rd group just got on their bikes and started peddling like it was a Sunday bike ride in the park.
My friend just Happened to get next to my moms teacher. Who said “Do not do that, give it a couple of hours and you will see why.”
Sure enough a couple of hours later when they where still peddling like it was a Sunday in the park ride.
They passed the 2nd group. They where panting like they where about to die, and some of them where dropping out of the race.
a few more hours later they passed a few of the racers in the same condition.
Yes they got to the hotel latter then the first group, but they beet a large portion of the 2nd group.
By the next morning over 1/2 of the second group was going home. The third group was tired yes, but they got on their bikes and finished the race.
My friend was ecstatic.
Now, my advice for you is. Do not start out like you are there to beat the running of the bull. You are not on a time trial here.
At first you might be at the back of the pack. But I DOUBT unless there is something SERIOUSLY wrong with you that you will come in last. BUT LETS SAY THAT YOU DID!!! SO WHAT!!! DID YOU DO IT? YES! WAS IT FUN? YES! DID YOU LEARN SOMETHING NEW? YES! DID IT CHALLENGE YOU? HECK YES! and THAT my dear is the POINT!!!
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--Diann...

Yay Wanderlust! I remember you talking about this forever ago! And now it's here! You can do it!!!!!! I have faith! And can't wait to hear all about it! Diann pretty much gave plenty of motivation! But...I'm here for you!!! YOU CAN DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:flowerforyou:

Wanderlust: you can do it! Already walking 6K. You probably walk faster than I run. Just keep it slow and steady. I took a learn to run course a few years back (older than you are now) and they advocate running 10 minutes, walking 1 minute. A 5 K would take about 3 of these plus a few xtra minutes. I still follow this mantra and FYI I entered 2 races (up and down a mountain) and I wasn't last! Just remember slow and steady like the tortoise and the hare! Let me know how it turns out!

Carol

YOU CAN DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :drinker: :drinker: I can't wait to hear from you on Saturday!!! :flowerforyou: