Runyon

I have been in a rut! Never in my life have I been so unmotivated to exercise and so motivated to eat chocolate and  lay down in bed. I see now how people get fat. I have tried everything to break myself of these disgracing habits, but nothing has seemed to work.

Signing up for races, writing out a schedule, getting dressed for the occasion, nothing! With that, I foresee my life soon looking like this:

Actually, I may take those little chocolates and add them to the top of the cake. Does this fat lady not know anything? With this vision encrusted in my mind, a friend came to my rescue, without even knowing it. The same person that two years ago ran her first race with me and vowed she would never, ever run again, has managed to motivate the closet chunky-butt that lurks inside me.

How did she do it? She proposed this race to me: http://www.damonrunyon.org/yankeestadium

How cool is that? You run through Yankee Stadium! The idea is awesome! I want to run through the concourses, ramps, and stairs of Yankee Stadium. I would want to do that at any stadium. To make the race even more exciting, the Yankees are still alive in the World Series. I feel like that fact, whether they win or lose, will bring even more energy to a race I already expect to be over the top.

This race makes me want to do well! It makes me want to run fast! It makes me want to take in all the sights and sounds! This is exactly what I need! With all this excitement, don't get any misconceptions here. You will not see me running the concourses of Yankee Stadium in a Yankee hat. That is absurd! I am not a Yankee fan. I will most likely have a Mets t-shirt on, like I wear to any of the games I go to at Yankee Stadium, whether they are playing the Mets or not!

I will run this race and I will do well in it. Sometimes motivation comes from unlikely sources. If only Jeff could be there to watch me. I always try to run faster when he is around. Lord knows I don't want to embarrass him by being slow!