You BraveKindhearted Souls!!!

So I see some of you brave ones are coming along with me. Good for you. There are so many good things about doing this. Of course, the first is the best one, the fact that children all over the world will have a better life, or put even more bluntly-will have a life because you decided to be kind and generous.

Next on the list is entirely selfish: I won't be suffering alone :-)

And since we are all friends here, another great thing about this is since I started doing this in January, I've lost 5 stubborn middle-aged pounds. Those of you who are there know how stinkin' hard that is to do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Did I give you enough exclamation points?)

There are so many great free resources out there for 'newbie/don't want to break a hip' runners out there. By following a training plan on the Runnersworld.com site, I got my direction and motivation. That and my new weekly Weight Watchers meeting, (another blog entirely) have made me feel alot better. There are links to both things on runwithmaggieb.com for those who want to declare war on their bodies. (And if you join WW through the RWMB link, more money goes to the kids)

I am not fast. I am not elegant. I am just moving.

On Saturday I walk/shuffled 7 miles. In my wildest dreams, I never-ever thought I would do that. Yet, by following the book, (or at least applying some of the advice in it,) 'Half-Marathon You Can Do It,' (also in our Amazon store and also causing more money to go to the kids if you get it there) I did.

All of this is my small victory. And you lending me your eyes right now and giving me your extra pound as we move together-(PLEEEEASE NO! GOT ENOUGH TO DEAL WITH!!)-well-it's just major.

While I am writing this, I am procrastinating the 4 miles I have to put in today. But in just a minute, I will get up, get into a series of tourniquets, and go down into my musty basement for my walk/run. That is my small victory for today. Tell me about some of yours.