Very strange! I was out running in the rain this morning when in the distance I seen another runner coming my direction but on the other side of the road. For a minute I thought it may be my wife who I knew was out there somewhere but at some point I decided it wasn't. As the runner got closer I realized it was a female but it wasn't until I said "good morning" and she had actually passed me that I realized it was indeed my better half. Very strange, and yet I immediately realized why I didn't recognize her. Simply because it was not a new phenomenon for me. How could I be married to this fit, athletic young woman?
My life would have been so different if she hadn't picked me. I probably would not be out there running in the rain and I would absolutely have never done an Ironman. Ever since we met some 24 years ago she has been my inspiration in all things physical and for that I am immensly grateful. I need to stay fit just to keep up!
But I owe her some paybacks as well for her support and so here's something that I'm gonna have fun with over the next 6 months as she trains for her marathon. I'm gonna start badgering her about her diet. When did you eat last? How many calories did you get today? Are you losing weight? You need to eat something!
Today she ran 20 plus kms again while I did half that. I may or may not do 20 tomorrow; maybe not because much to my delight I am going to do 10 miles with my running mentors on sunday. I'm not really looking forward to the running part since they're a pair of bastards, but hopefully we'll go for coffee afterwards so I can brag about my IM!
On the medical side I go for my next set of Platelet Rich Plasma injections next tuesday. Yes Vicki, Dr Yoo is a very special guy, and no there has not been any improvement to date. Quite frankly I'm not counting on any so that I won't be disappointed. Time will tell.
"Teacher, tender comrade, wife,
A fellow-farer true through life."---Robert Louis Stevenson
"The man who says his wife can't take a joke, forgets that she took him."--- Oscar Wilde
love
peter
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment