Today I had a friend on Facebook list me as an athlete on an application that lets you tag your friends on a poster. I had never really considered myself a true athlete, more like someone who exercised so that they could eat ice cream and not hit the obese section on the BMI chart. My goal had always been to not be last in competition, not so lofty a goal. I had the “run to eat” not “eat to run” mentality.
Things are slowly changing, though. I am actually trying to get my 5K to under 28 minutes by March 6 so that I can have a preferred start in the 500 Festival Mini Marathon coming up in May. I think about how a food will fuel my body before I eat it; although, I still eat ice cream and cheesecake once in a while – but not together! So, maybe, at age 45 almost 46, I am becoming somewhat of an athlete. Wow!
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