Celebrating My Running Kids Growing Up!

I’d like to say that I am sad that tomorrow will be the last day that I get to work with Sarah and our Purple Shoed Friend. 

Before you judge me an uncaring person, let me explain.  I am not sad, just like I am often not sad at funerals.  It is a chance to celebrate!  To be happy that you had the opportunity to get to know someone.

So I am not sad that they are leaving.  I am celebrating the fact that I got to know two really special women.  And I am celebrating the fact that I got to watch them grow as runners.  I got to see them move from runners who were a little hesitant about running their very first Around the Bay race.  To coming back after having run the race confident in their abilities as runners. 

My Purple Shoed Friend ran with Sarah for a bit and then realised she could run faster than she thought.  And told Sarah that she was going to run a little faster and did it. 

They were gracious enough to listen to me telling them the same running story over and over.  And they pretended on more than one occasion that they were taking my advice.

I wish I could say I had a hand in them becoming such confident runners.  Sadly I can’t.  So all I can say is, I’ll see you at the next Subaru Running series race.  Please go easy on me.