just me. that's all. me.

a week from today

i will be participating in my 2nd half marathon. :)

i will be doing it with

a group of friends this time...

a bunch a gals who can talk

a mile a minute.

should make the 13.1 miles go by

pretty quickly.

i walk six days a week

well, most weeks anyway...although

living in the PNW there are days when

the rain is coming down in SHEETS

and i decide exercising

in the house sounds good

or sitting in front of the fire 

with a good book

sounds even BETTER!! ha.

since faithfully power-walking for the past year

my distance has increased

along with my speed.

my husband says:

i walk faster than a lot of people jog! :)

although i must say,

i am competing with no one

but, myself.

truly.

i am competitive by nature, though.

it could be growing up the only girl

in a house of boys?

regardless,

i am fairly competitive

and am usually pretty good at sports.

that being said, 

i set out each morning

to just get a walk in!!

nothing more than that.

just to get out and walk.

not competing with someone else...

just me.

truly.

i am not comparing myself to anyone else:

 not how many 

days someone else walks

how FAST they walk

or how FAR they walk...

just getting outside by myself.

hitting the road and walking-

mile after mile...

walking clears my head.

it helps me stay fit.

i  also use walking 

for contemplation,

and alone time, with God...

not to mention the happy endorphins! :)

it doesn't matter how far or how fast i go...

really it doesn't.

as long as i get out and do it.

you see

i am not competing with

anyone

except myself!

trying to be the best possible

me, i can be.

i walk

for me.

and ONLY for me.

no one else!

i am not trying to be better than anyone else.

just a better, melody!

that is all.