Sisters Running!

Today I did something I had only done one other time in my life – I ran with my sister. Now this may not sound like a big deal to some of you, but she is 9 years younger and I’m pretty sure she would not consider herself a runner. I learned a couple things  about myself, my sister, what motivates us, and what are some emotional triggers we had in common.

1. Training makes you better – I am constantly in training for some kind of race and it showed both me and her that my training has paid off!
2. Why we exercise – I started getting serious about my exercise and health right after college. We all take different paths to good health, and my journey started earlier than hers.
3. We run (or exercise) because we can- I told Katie that when I run my marathons, I think of all the others that will never be able to do it because of some physical or mental disability.
4. The feeling of being done -  I took Katie running further than she had ever been. She thought she was gonna die, but she persevered and she did it.

The moral of the story is “We can do anything we set our minds to.” It all comes back to goals  and what motivates us to move!