I ran the Detroit half marathon this past Sunday. I have to say it was fun. I ran my second best PR and would have broken my PR if I was not distracted with a stunning sunrise as I ran over the bridge, having to really, really pee badly while crossing the huge bridge and then taking more photos as I entered the tunnel. Having done all of that I can tell you it was a blast! I felt so great! I was happy taking photos and laughing at others doing the same thing. I was excited for I ran the whole event! Last time I did this race I ran/walked a lot after crossing the tunnel--this time I ran the whole thing. It was so great to see other women out running--fat and fatter than me! IT WAS AWESOME! I had to yell that out here and there--WE ARE AWESOME! WE ARE NOT ON OUR COUCHES! It made me feel great to say it, it made others chime in and chuckle around me! It was edifying to yell it out from time to time--to remind myself of why I was doing the whole race in the first place. Before we started the race I was talking to a great woman named named Nikki, a flight attendant who flies all over. She was charged up to start and we were both freezing-- it was also about 37 degrees. So chatting and moving were getting us all ready. Nikki told me how she had lost about 30 pounds through running and she has about 30 more pounds to go and now she knows she can do it! Its amazing to see the magic, the power of running! Happy endorphins come from running! It psychs us up! It shows us what we can do! We can do amazing things--as women, mothers, wives, daughters---we forget the power we hold when we just get up and move! We inspire ourselves, we show others what they can do, what they can become, we get better and happier at everything. We are able to change, to grow to just become. Yes, I know it sounds crazy--running is not the end all be all, it is not the great fix it--but it sure does help. As a painter, I can tell you running has help me face all the challenges of being an artist...in a world that is very competitive, depressing, challenging, frustrating--and more! I can tell you that running has helped me find my way--not loose focus on what is important in my life. Running really helps....a lot. I know that it has helped me again not get Type 2 diabetes and that improves my quality of life. What are you doing to improve your own quality of life?
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M. Leaym-FernandezHey, I am a wife, a mom, a teacher, a wellness activist, and connecting all my parts together--I am an artist! I worry about what women are doing to themselves. Gaining weight, not having balance in life, letting the stress destroy our bodies. This blog is going to be full of stories, ideas, and whatevers that I find to help women not end up like the women in the movie "walli" fat, unable to move, unable to work, unable to live. I want to share my struggles, my story. Archives
February 2018
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