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You can do it - Anitas change of tune - by Frank

Printer friendly version Posted on: Thursday October 29 10:11:35 AM

Ok, can I be Frank? At least let me try.I simply adore my wife. She is my biggest supporter, in all aspects of life.

Lately, she is especially supportive towards my running adventures. "You can do it" she keeps saying whenever I doubt myself. Last week, after Goodlife, before Niagara when I was feeling a bit tired and sore still, she said "don''t worry, you can do it. I know you can, Anytime you make a plan you see it through with flying colors"

Wow, that's support. Sure enough she was right, Niagara went well and now we're heading into Hamilton and her tune is the same.

But here is the funny part. At one point in time, many years ago before I'd ever run more than 5K at one time, I declared that I'd like to run a marathon one day. "Forget it" she said, "you'll never have time to train for a marathon so put it out of your mind."

Time passed and we both needed to change our ways to live a healthier lifestyle and lo and behold, we both became marathoners. We were chatting a couple of nights ago and she reminded me that she'd once said forget about running a marathon, and here we are, 13 marathons down and a 3rd in 3 weeks only days away. We got a good chuckle out of that.

I am glad I made a believer out of her. She is always making a believer out of me. Now if I could just get her to believe I can run a sub 3 marathon

 

~ Dave


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 Posted by Dave on: Thursday October 29 10:11:35 AM

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I cannot let this go out into the world without my input (poor David, I always have to get my 2 cents in!)

Firstly, this PDA made me teary and we all know that I am not a very teary person.  Thank you Dave, you know that I like and love you even more, but it isn't a competition - right?

 

I have to say that I feel pretty sure that with the proper support and encouragement, most of us can accomplish amazing things we never thought possible.  Dave is a special case, it is a good thing I like him or I would find him frustrating.  I know that many of you feel the same way about Dave, he is always so supportive of others and encouraging to them and he makes you feel like, well it is possible.  I sometimes think Dave is superhuman and doesn't suffer from the same issues as the rest of us but as he put it out there, I feel okay to comment on it, even Dave questions whether he can do it.  So he is human!

 

I really need to clarify the naysayer I once was.  It wasn't so much that I didn't think he could do it because I think it is pretty apparent that when he sets his mind on something, he does it and usually better than most.  My negative, and fearful self told him that he couldn't do it because if he did it, then he wouldn't be a lazy couch potato like me anymore. 

My fears were well founded, he wasn't my partner in couch potato crime anymore BUT I am so glad that I was wrong and that he did it anyway.  Thankfully instead of trying to beat him, I joined him!!

 

Dave, I believe that you can do the dishes, laundry, make the bed AND run a sub three hour marathon!.


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Posted on: Thursday October 29 02:31 PM
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Dave, I believe that you can do the dishes, laundry, make the bed AND run a sub three hour marathon!.


Thanks! Wait...is this your beliefs, or requests???

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