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So I did my second half marathon. This was tougher than the first because it is some hilly country around the New River. Since January, I've trained a lot of miles and found my overall speed to have improved. So I had expected to improve my time for the event. I saw the profiles for the steep hills in the route description but it's hard to judge from a diagram. Within the first 2 miles we turned across the river and up onto a ridge. The road continued up, and up, and up. Finally dropping down to follow the river again. We found another small hill to climb about half way and then faced the final hill at about 8 to 9 miles. That one wasn't as tall as the first, but by then you could feel the incline. There were lots of folks who simply dropped down to a walk on the hill, and that might have been a smart strategy. I ran the hill as best I could, and then sped down the gravel road to the little town of Todd. At that point I knew I had only 4 miles to go at best. My plan was t...

Mom May 13, 2012 at 10:44pm Public Friends Only Me Custom Close Friends Yoshukai See all lists... Coosa Valley Medical Center Wednesday riders Family SHS Civitan CVMC Auburn University Sylacauga, Alabama Area Sylacauga High School Coosa Valley Medical Center Family Coosa Valley Medical Center Acquaintances Go Back I've spend a little time searching through quite a few references for a quote that I felt might have made a witty point about mothers in general and mine in specific, but I didn't find one. On this Mother's day I remember her. It is obvious that she gave me life. By giving that life, she imbued me with qualities which are inherent but also made a great effort to convince me that I was capable much more than I knew. She gently but firmly attempted to convince me that "I could do  anything ." It took a long time to internalize that lesson, but eventually, I realized I was capable of so much more than I first believed. It shouldn't have tak...