When I was a kid, my mom took me to see a bull fight in Spain. (We were stationed in Germany at the time.) I remember being horrified and crying when they dragged the bull out, after the poor animal had expired.

I can appreciate tradition, but I think this one is barbaric.

Spanish matador Israel Lancho is gored by a Palha’s ranch bull during a bullfight at the San Isidro’s fair in Las Ventas bullring in, Madrid, on May 27, 2009. Lancho was hospitalized with an eight-inch wound below his ribcage. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)

Good Luck, CSM Kimmich – we’ll miss you.

Farewell to a great mentor

Remember when I said that blogs are a great way to stay accountable ?

Huh.

John (my darling) says to me the other day that “…probably the only way we’re going to stay thin, Hol, is if we sign up for another marathon.”

It’s true, actually.  This time last year (about to run the Disney marathon) I was sixteen pounds lighter.  It’s a little amazing how you can wear an extra sixteen pounds and beyond maybe your belt feeling a little too tight, you don’t really notice.  

I remember when I lost 10 pounds a couple years ago in Germany (I was working with a personal trainer named Mitzi who was incredible) and she handed me a 10-lb barbell and told me “walk around with that a little while.”  It took a minute for the light bulb to go off in my head, but once it did, I thought – “MAN!  I want to get rid of this thing!” 

So, yeah, now I’m thinking about nearly two barbells and it makes me mad.

Anyway, we’re starting Monday with our Hal Higdon marathon prep routine for novices again.  The Hatfield/McCoy marathon (God help us) is in mid-June in (yep, you guessed it) West Virginia. 

I’ll be posting stats.  Hopefully those will be labeled as “inches and pounds lost”!

We’ll be Bringing Our Courage – just like these good ol’ folks did…

(…this here’s a picture of the Hatfield clan.)*

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*courtesy Wikipedia