Tonight at our final pre-season practice, I ran with the amazing Alicia, who is new to TNT this season. I had met her before (she's a friend of the equally amazing Lindsay "Steel" Brady) but I'd never run with her before. She was a little nervous about completing the work out, which was a 2.05 mile run, but she did GREAT. She was saying how she's not a runner, and she wasn't sure she could make it without stopping, and she wasn't wearing the right shoes, but she sincerely rocked it. Her pacing was perfect, she kept up the conversation the whole time. At the end of it I asked how she felt and she said "I feel great! I can't believe I ran the whole thing!" I remember that feeling of not knowing whether or not I could do something, and the feeling of breaking through those barriers. It's so inspiring to see someone else going through it now.
At the end of practice after we stretched, 2 random guys in the park approached me to ask about what the hell all these people dressed in purple were running for! I told them all about TNT and the training and the races and they were so interested. They were giggling at the thought of seriously attempting 26.2, and they were excited about the coaching aspect, and meeting all the great people. At the end of the conversation one of the guys said "And it's for leukemia? That's what up!" Yes, my new friend Dan, that IS what's up. They'll be joining us this Saturday morning at the pre-kickoff info session, and I am psyched and proud to have convinced them to give us a shot.
I'm feelin' good after that. Even the condensed amount of sunlight can't diminish the inspiration, motivation, and general warmth I feel tonight.
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