When my granny was 97...

Saturday morning at 6:15am my alarm went off. I was tired, but eventually got up. It was surprisingly cold outside, but I made it to the group run. We were running 4 miles that morning and it sure felt good. It was another timed run just to see where were were at. I'm running about 11 minute miles, so that means I'll be about 44 minutes.



We took off and chatting about our week and how we felt. I was still so sore from the plyometric work out but it felt good to stretch them muscles. Also being so windy and cold it was good to get the body warmed up. My long pants and long shirt quickly became a heater. I ran with Caro and Susan for quite a while. Caro sang Army cadence to us as we got about a mile in. It goes a little something like this:

"When my granny turned 91, she was doing PT just for fun"
"When my granny turned 92, she was doing PT better then you"
"When my granny turned 93, she was doing PT better then me"
"When my granny turned 95, she could outrun any man alive"
"When my granny turned 96, she did sit ups just for kicks"
"When my granny turned 97, she double-timed it straight up to heaven"
"She saw St. Peter at the pearly gate, she said "Gee, St. Peter I hope I'm not late."
"St. Peter said with a big wide grin, "Drop down Granny and knock out ten."

I like it, it gets your groove going and breathing down. I have so much fun running with those girls. It is cool to see the different backgrounds we come from and how we can connect to make a difference in the world.

So I ran my 4 miles in 44:44 so pretty much on target. I do have to say how much I really enjoy the early morning runs. I'm not a fan of getting up, but I do it for a cause and I'm always happier when I'm done, like I accomplished something.

Monday is hill training. So excited to keep it going.

Check out my site if you'd like to donate:
http://pages.teamintraining.org/stx/rnr09/hgerhardt

Much Love,
Heidi