"This IS my race pace!"

Looks can be deceiving: I don't look like a distance runner.

I am round in the hips. I have 20 lbs of fat on me that I didn't have when I ran 15 years ago.
I was in a car accident several years ago and the doctors claimed that I would never be able to run more than 5 km at a time as the whiplash injuries would leave me in constant pain and I'd have referral pain as well.

So I run slow. I saw a slogan that read "I run slow, Get Over it".

I run slow but for a very long time, with no walk breaks on the roads.
Now, having said that..I can run fast when the urge strikes me (24 min 5 km) but that's when my back problems get worse.
I do stretch EVERY day to try to keep the headaches and pain at bay!
When I started running again 2.5 years ago after a 10 year hiatus, I never imagined I could run a marathon again. The doctors had said I couldn't. Now I have done 2 more marathons and am working on my first 50 km ultra trail race.

I'm not sure I'll ever get to Boston, you have to qualify to get there. I might not get close to my marathon personal best of 3:56:01 but for some reason, I don't care. I have an ability to run for long periods of time and I love it.

Later, I will write about my weight loss journey and goals. Right now, I have to go finish the laundry and clean up for my guests: my sister, 3 of her 4 children and then more kids tonight for a sleepover. 8 kids in total aged 3 to 10.
I don't have wine!!! Maybe a run to the wine shop??? ;)