Race to the Finish. Finish the Race.
About 5 months ago my mom came up with a ‘brilliant’ idea. ‘Let’s all do the Dallas Half Marathon together! The Powell women conquer!’ Oh yes…what a brilliant idea. Now, of course my pride checked in and so I couldn’t say no. So, for the last few months we have been training for our race. Now before you go thinking I’m just ultra cool and super sporty (cause I know that is exactly what you were thinking) let me confess. With my sister finding out she was preggers, we decided we would ‘rock the walk’ for the half. I mean after all, 13.1 miles is a long way no matter how you do it! You’d be surprised too how much training to walk consumes your life because it takes FOREVER! Nonetheless, we have been giving our time and even literally ‘going on long walks on the beach.’
The greatest thing about it has been the time spent with my family. When you have to walk for 3 hours at a time, you have PLENTY of time to catch up and go deep into one another’s lives. My family has always been close but I am discovering the older I get, how special it is that we are more than family. We are friends. And that? That is rare.
We were sad that my older sister couldn’t join but my twin sister flew in from Florida (carrying her latest addition to the family with her) and my little sister and mom joined. It was a great memory! My little sister and I broke off at the end and ran the last bit, speeding like lightning across the finish line. Seriously. We were like Speedy Gonzalez. For real. It’s funny how truly exhilarating it is to cross a finish line. To complete a goal. To endure to the end. It’s a lesson I don’t want to forget. The race may be long, hard and painful but the result? Well, the result is worth it. I plan on racing to the finish both in business and in life.
So, in the name of marathons, goal setting, family and Speedy Gonzalez,
I say, Take Me Back!
(Disclaimer: My sisters and mother will probably freak that I’m showing you these pictures since we started the race at 6 am and then we finished after having walked/run 13.1 miles. Give us grace. We normally look like pageant queens….cough cough.)
Since I of course couldn’t tote around my Mark ii during the race, I had to settle for iphone photos. So here is the race from the perspective of my iPhone!