Ltdan's blog post - what a wonderful morning.....

Sunday, October 4, 2009, 6:14:19 PM
i ran the Army 10 Miler today. what a show of patriotism and support. it was moving to watch the wheelchair atheletes race. also the great number of amputees on the course. you could tell when you were getting near one of the heroes as a big cheer went up. it was very motivating to watch them. of course it was sad as well......such a waste of life and limb..... the most motivating part was the women of course (i am biting my hand right now). beatiful people out there on the course!out of the 30,000 people who ran, i wonder if there were any other NN out there? as i sit here, i vow to train for next years! i am a little sore to be sure. i ran a respectable 1hour and 20 minutes. an 8 minute mile pace. not bad for a fat 43 year old....lmao. not much else going on, work is tough, a wonderful man (i had become close with his wife during his hospitalization) died. i thought he would make it, i am hoping to reach out to his wife at some point, but not sure if i will be welcome or not. ok, enough from me, be well everyone. as always, thanks for reading.

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mdguy on 4-Oct-09 18:20:52
It is a nice afternoon now, and it was a nice morning. I love autumn.

Sounds like work is up and down. Hope things will go well (at least for the next week). Congrats on the run!! :) xxx

By-the-Sea on 4-Oct-09 18:27:26
Good time...people who are no longer whole...can still be who they are.I think you saw that today

sniperman8152 on 4-Oct-09 20:30:01
Well done Dan, were you carrying 60lb on your back aswell? I hope so with that slow time lol lol, Only joking mate, Thats a really good time for an old Man lol, And one more thing Dan, Be careful in reaching out to that blokes Wife, Some might get the wrong impression....

Ltdan on 5-Oct-09 14:41:12
lol sniper....i was carrying about 20 extra pounds around my waist! thanks for the advice on the wife...i realized that and have backed off....too bad that stuff comes into play.

cas999 on 5-Oct-09 21:14:29
As those in the wheelchairs will tell you .... the time you did it in has no meaning, doing it means everything :) xxx

Mrs.Ohio Lullabies on 8-Oct-09 0:02:15
woo hoo the race sounds fun! Mr.O has challenged me to enter a marathon net spring as I have just started jogging a lil over a month ago :) Im hopin santa brings me a pedometer and water bottle! lol Ive often wondered when in a crowd, how many NNers were there too! lol