Yesterday may have been Mother’s Day, but around here it was Mississauga Marathon Day. I had the pleasure of watching Melanie achieve a very big goal in her life: running a full half marathon. For those non-running lard-butts, like me, that’s 21 km. Running. Non-stop. Yeah, the thought makes me shiver too.
For the past six months, Melanie has endured 10 km runs on cold, dark winter nights. She’s braved icy rain storms to finish hill training. And she’s never once thought of quitting, never ever tried to skip a training session or shied away from the challenge she set herself. Anyone who has ever trained for a big althetic event knows the hard work and determination it takes to get the point shown in the photo above.
Way to go Mel! I am so proud of you.
tagged: [running] [mississauga] [marathon]
