I Did It

September 19th, 2005 | by Scott |

When I began running back at the beginning of the year I set two goals for myself:

  • Run 10 miles in one outing.
  • Run 500 miles in 2005

Today, I ran 10 miles.
And I only had to stop once for a bathroom break.
Sometime in the next few weeks I will crest 500 miles.
Time to contemplate what is next on the agenda.

  1. 7 Responses to “I Did It”

  2. By mommaria on Sep 19, 2005 | Reply

    I am so proud of you! Keep up the good work, you are an inspiration to me….seriously!

  3. By George on Sep 19, 2005 | Reply

    Well congrats! From 1988 to 1994 I ran 1,000+ for each of those years and ran 4 marathons. My best time was 3:48:12 in New Orleans…much of the route was hardest hit by Katrina.
    Anyhow…I am older, fatter (much) but would like to do a marathon with you. BTW…my slowest time was a tad over 5 hours but I had the Arkansas 2-step if you know what I mean!
    Wanna do a marathon with a 56 year-old guy!

  4. By Scott on Sep 20, 2005 | Reply

    Let’s do it. I’m slower than molasses though. It would take me 5+ hours at my current pace.

  5. By Chris Campbell on Sep 21, 2005 | Reply

    George stole my thunder — I was going to say three words: MAR - A - THON !!!!!
    Either that…or have a 4th child!

  6. By scott on Sep 21, 2005 | Reply

    I’m looking for a half-marathon for starters. Let’s go slowly shall we.
    And Chris, I will never have another child. I’m done. Whoever said the transition from 2 children to 3 is easier that 1 to 2 should be shot.

  7. By George on Sep 21, 2005 | Reply

    Scott, My first organized run was the Cloverdale 10 miler in Montgomery, AL. My longest run to that point was 5 miles. I wore that cherished T for years!
    A half marathon is surely within your capability at this time. Also, start your shirt collection by entering all the local runs.

  8. By Jeff R on Sep 22, 2005 | Reply

    Scott - It’s awesome that you’re running - and especially impressive that you’ve ramped up to 10 miles in 9 months! Took me a lot longer than that! You should run the White Rock Marathon (www.runtherock.com) in Dallas on December 11th. At least the half-marathon. Who knows, maybe I’d come over and run it with you!

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