My baby bro Craig (he's 2 years younger) lives in NYC & has been running in marathons for years. He was surprised to find out I planned on doing Chicago and asked why & I explained. So, he was eager to give Big Sis some tips. His first one? Run your OWN race. (Now, where have I heard that before??) His next response was "Yeah, another marathoner in the family!"
Craig & I got along pretty well as siblings for the most part. Honestly, I kind of envied him because things seemed to happen so easy for him with his tall, athletic good looks, while I was the geeky big sister who wore braces & (thick) glasses & was socially inept. We used to watch Ironman competitions together & wonder if we could even possibly dare to dream. Years later, he tells me he's going to run the NYC marathon. I had my doubts because he didn't leave himself much time to train (about 4 mos), but he did it in about 4 hours & 23 mins. Not bad for a first effort. :) A little part of me was jealous that he ran a marathon before me, but, I was still proud that he did it. And now, it's nice that we have something else in common that we can talk about.
He & his wife Jovi (of Panamanian heritage--shout out to Kayra) are expecting their first child in May, a little girl to be named Alexa. My first niece! :) BTW, we do have a younger sister named Kendra who had a brief stint as a hurdler in middle school and she has a son named Nicolas who's full of energy and thinks he's fully grown at the ripe old age of 6.
Happy Training Everyone. :)
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
1 comment:
First niece, she will forever be special. my first niece is 16 now, and we have a very special bond.
training is not getting any easier for me. I think I have a mental block, or something. Physically I should be able to do it, but I'm not sure what's going on inside my head right now. I have good days and bad ones.
Post a Comment