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Five daily blogs about life's 5 big choices on five different sites.
Well, wasn’t sure I could beat Dave, but we’re the same age and I just had a hunch that maybe a new recipe for motivation had just been discovered. Time to head to the kitchen.
Upon Googling Track & Field “for old people”, found a link to The National Training Center in Clermont, Florida – 30 minutes away – and they held monthly Open and Masters Track meets from January through June.
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The Mecca of American Track, Hayward Field, University of Oregon.
Out of nowhere, in an inconspicuous small town weekly newspaper, we see where the fella that built our house, Dave (my age), placed second in the 400 meters at Florida State Sunshine Games Masters Track Championships.
Dave, I can beat Dave!
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After three years of running 5k’s, another moment of truth. The once fiery motivation is tanking. I can’t give up, but what other choice is there. It’s too much work. It’s too lonely. Progress doesn’t come rapidly anymore. It hurts too much. No one cares about my health transformation – they all take it for granted.
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It was April, warm, humid, and exciting. There must have been 1,000 runners from all walks of life. A live band. Chick-fil-A was giving away breakfast. Unbelievable.
The coolest part? Never knew 5k race results were awarded in age-groups. Who knew? It was so cool to not be last in my age group.
This made me want to try again next month.
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It was 2002 (+-) and as usual, I picked up our son (2) from Marianna’s home, where she ran a day care for about 10 children. Her home was across from the Windermere, Florida library. It was there I first spotted the big banner…
The Windermere Run Among The Lakes 5k.
Had never run a 5k. But my motivation desperately needed resuscitation. Taking a big chance, I registered.
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