Number 58 Compete in a 5K

Number 58-Compete in a 5K

I am not a runner. I do not care for the activity at all. When I was a kid, my dad was put in charge of this  military running program called Run for Your Life at Fort Benning and we all had to go out and set the example as a family - hated it!
I ran ALOT in the army because they threatened my life if I didn't but I can't imagine running just for the fun of it. Still, the list has brought me to this place so I will be a good sport about it.
When I was sick, someone else usually walked my class to and from the lunchroom, their other classes and recess be cause I could barely walk across the room. At this point, a five 5K run seemed impossible.
At the end of the year, the running club at our school holds a 5K run/2K walk. That year, I decided I would come out and walk the 1 mile part. It almost killed me! The next spring, I was feeling much better and decided to try to run the 2K in preparation for dreaded 5K. I didn't time myself or anything, I just wanted to see if my body could hold up. Here are some pictures from that race:

I did it!



 

Here I am warming up with my friend, Jen.
She is a marathon runner!

 

Stretching





 

Okay, I can see the humor in
getting lost in a race now
but at the time, I was pretty upset.

Next step:Register for a 5K.  I went for the Run for the Roses sponsored by the Alpha Chi Omega Sorority at Georgia Southern University. Results: DISASTER!! I'm ashamed to admit this but, during the race, I managed to get LOST and ended up running 6K instead of 5K (left, below). Still, made a good time (for a 6K) and finished the race without dying.



     Bad news followed. During one of the follow-up medical exams, I was told that the chemotherapy had left me with some major bone loss and that this kind of  slammity-slammity-slammity activity was ill-advised. So, I transferred to the elliptical while we worked on this medical issue. After about nine months, I was told that I had reversed the bone loss and  as of this date, I am beginning the Couch to 5K program to get ready for a 5K around the September time frame.

Stay tuned for details!

September 17, 2011-Details.

After I wrote that last post, the weather here in southeast Georgia stayed in triple digits for weeks so I pushed back my training schedule so I wouldn't...um...die. Despite this, a friend, Rob, managed to talk me into running in the 3rd Infantry Division's Top of the Rock 5K Fun Run. My goal on this day was just to finish the race and get some baseline data for improvement so I could work toward finishing a 5K in 30 minutes or less. I had exactly 30 minutes of running music in my Droid for this purpose.

So, here's the deal: I ran most of it walked some and finished in 30:14. I was feeling pretty good about myself for the first run I'd done in a year.Walking tall! Still, many suspected that the run was not really 5K. Too many people had unbelieveably good running times for 5K. I didn't want to hear this!!! After the race, we clocked it in the car. Only 3.25K. First, I run too long, now I've run too short. Can't catch a break, can I?





Number 29 - Break The Law

Number 29 Break the Law

I am blessed enough to have had more than 101 people respond to be adventure companions for me on my  101 adventures. Because I of this, I've had to spread a few of the adventures out. In this case, instead of simply breaking the law, I will break one law for every letter of the alphabet. That lets me bring in at least 25 more people, ya dig?

Breaking the law will not be easy for me because I am SUCH a goody-goody. I am Debbie-Do-Right,  the poster child for always doing the right thing. I was that kid in school who always had her homework, never smoked in the bathroom, always told the truth never cheated at cards. I am sure that, after each one of these  illegal events, you'll be able to find me on my knees in a confessional or trying to make amends for my dastardly deed.

Naturally, I will not engage in any felonies or do anything that will cause harm to anyone. YOUR part in all this is to NOT rat me out to the coppers. I'll start looking for opportunities to do my illegal acts and report back as I hit each of the letters.

June 27, 2011 Letter D - D is for Deface. I defaced this dollar bill  which was in circulation to look like a vulcan. This is in violation of US code Title 18, part 1, Chapter 17.

 

June 14, 2012 Letter S - S is for Stole a Spork. When my beautiful Toby was visiting me, we went to Kentucky Fried Chicken to get some macaroni and cheese. It came with a spork. He had never seen such a thing in his life and just couldn't get over the fact that it was both a spoon and a fork at the same time. So, even though we had sufficient eating utensils for what we had ordered and for which we had paid, I swiped another one for him to take home.

June 18, 2013 Letter U- U is for Uploading and Unauthorized Drawing- So, I went to this major museum and the security staff was very fussy about people with sketchpads. I had to get a sketching permit and sign these papers that said that I wouldn't upload any of my sketches to social media. Well...I'm gonna. Hopefully, no one will recognize this statue.

They made me stay in certain rooms and they had restrictions on paper size and sketching medium. I had charcoal which I had to surrender and they gave me a little golf pencil to use so I did the best I could. While I was sketching, a class of kids came through the museum and declared "Gross! She's drawing a butt!"

Number 41 Be Friends with You Ex

June 10, 2006 - Present
Easy! For this one I chose Roger, my most recent ex. This is a love story that spans three decades and three continents!
We met in Europe right after I graduated college in 1984 and became friends because we were both from Boston and had the same birthday. We then found ourselves stationed together again in the continental United States. This is where we began our romantic relationship and maintained this relationship long-distance when he accepted a transfer to Asia.

We eventually figured out that we  simply couldn't work out the logistics of this relationship  not only because we couldn't get our selves on the same  side of the planet at the same time but his promotion while  overseas made it impossible for us to work in the same place because of fraternization regulations. Being sensible people, we decided to end the relationship on friendly terms and look for other possibilities. Roger is a great guy and I still count him among my best friends. He always had time to talk , a ready smile and a hanky (yeah, a hanky) - that's the kinda guy he is. He was recently lucky enough to find a soulmate in Asia and they married. I can't be jealous; she sounds like a great person and he sounds happy. I would want nothing less for him.  Roger will always have a special place in my heart. It was a good four years.