Keeping up with Jordan – one aspect of training for a marathon

Keeping up with Jordan is tough.

Not only are Jordan’s legs twice the length of mine but his lungs seem like huge clean vessels of sparkling pink, just pumping away,  shooting oxygen to every cell of his lean, tall body. While training together sometimes I feel like  a broken-down cranky donkey running next to a stallion, a  young buck ready to burst forward with so much speed that he doesn’t even need wings to become a pegasus. He already is.

And that’s with a 15 year old pair of sneakers.

Which is both dumb and incredible.

Now don’t get me wrong, Jordan is working hard, he’s sweating just as much as me, (and he’s getting new sneakers when he gets paid). The difference is, he’s enjoying himself right from the get-go. And after a few months of walk/jogging, I’m just starting to experience the idea of enjoying myself  and that’s only in moments and definitely not every time I run.

But holy holy when I think I have one of those moments.  Something great happens. My mind recedes back into my skin and my skin feels like it could move forever.  I hope to get enough of those moments to motivate me to keep puttering along. 42 km is a long way.

Here’s a few more things that keep us going:

We’ve raised $2562.28 so far!

Yay!

And we’re at 19% of raising our goal of $13 000 for Arthritis Research and the Marathon in Athens, Greece!

Woohoo!

And we get to see dogs while we run.  And the ocean and the mountains and… and you can come along with me. Here’s a little video  taken by Jordan while I’m catching my breath during a run.