"Love is a Marathon" (Yeah, TG fans!)

March 23, 2010

A couple years ago I started running. At first I was only able to run intermittently for a few minutes, then I could run a straight mile, then three. I worked towards an 8k, which I did rather well. It taught me hard work and dedication paid off and I felt a great sense of pride in what I had accomplished. Adam has always supported me in all my many efforts, from the variety of jobs I have had over the years to my running hobby. He was there cheering me on at my first run and every run to follow. I started to encourage him to participate in running. He always hated it and was reluctant to start at it but did because it was an activity we could do together. For the first year or two it was hard for me to run with him because he ran so slowly. He would take short cuts to meet back up with me who had lapped him. He begrudgingly did it because it was important to me. Over time, though, his attitude has changed. He started dedicating more time to running and was able to feel the same sense of accomplishment by improving his time, endurance and ability. This past weekend he ran in the Shamrock Shuffle. He ran by himself, without any support system there to cheer him on and he did it well!! I had to take the run off due to my pregnancy and couldn’t attend because it was too cold for Drew but I was definitely there in spirit. It made me so proud of Adam! He was able to enjoy something that I have gotten so much enjoyment from. He was able to work hard towards a goal and accomplish it. And he was able to do it with many setbacks; having a tight work and school schedule, bad weather conditions, no team member to run with, waking up early and going to the city, etc. Not only did he do it, but he did it so well too! In addition to the pride I have for him as a dedicated athlete, I am also so proud of our relationship. I’m so proud that we support and encourage each other to be the best we can be. I’m so proud that he wanted to participate in something that I enjoyed. I’m so proud that our relationship grew through running. We became a new type of partners. Since we got married and met so early in our lives, I always worry that the day will come where we will outgrow each other. I’ll take one road and he will take the other. Adam tackling this new running challenge gave me hope that we will follow each other down different roads that life takes us. We may not always go down the same road together like we have this time. I feel confident that we have the skills to continue to encourage each other whether it’s things we share together or things we can do separately. I think people sometimes struggle when their partners develop new interests that are different or separate from them. And even though Adam is now the speedy one between the two of us, I have confidence that there will be future runs where Adam and I pass the finish line together, literally and figuratively.

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