"You'll never run a marathon, you're just not the right build"
That's what my OHs father said to me at the dinner table. My wonderful boy retorted with
"She will be able to run a marathon, just not fast".
Did he just make the situation worse? I'm not sure, my brain hadn't processed past the first comment yet.
!#$%^?&*(!#$%^?&*!#$%^!#$%^?&
Quite a few different thoughts swirled in my head in those few microseconds...
"Gee thanks for your support"
"What's he trying to say, I'm pudgy"
"I never said I was going to run a marathon"
"BUT DID YOU KNOW I JUST RAN 28kms A FEW WEEKS AGO... on a HILLY course... which is likened to the same difficulty as a marathon..."
"You bastard"
Unfortunately for him, I have a very very good memory and a few years back in the first few months of meeting him, he said a similar thing. Not that he'd remember it, but there's no way I've ever forgotten it...
"You just don't have the build for running. Runners are like this" *sticks little finger up*
(I almost stuck my middle finger up).
1. I've always been the first person to say I'm not a 'natural' runner. Built for comfort, not speed ;) I have muscles and I like my muscles. In fact Sue said to me in Brisbane "You have very muscley legs for a runner", (that stroked the ego!!! ;) ), and I always have and I'm proud of them. It's taken me a while to accept, but they are STRONG!
2. I've never going to be a fast runner, or break any speed records! But I don't do it for that reason... I DO IT COZ I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!
We get along great, and he's not trying to be rude or upset me.... it's just how he is. He's very lucky I'm in a lot more stable frame of mind than a few years back and can brush it off...
So now... First goal for 2009.... MARATHON!!! *EVIL GIGGLE*
(For some stupid reason blogger is being a sh!t and not allowing spaces between paragraphs...GRR)
3 comments:
There's nothing like being told you can't do something to give you the extra grunt you need to actually DO it.
You show him!
Bugger them!!!!!!!!! I think you could run a marathon! Geez its not like your even slightly overweight and even if you were you could still run a marathon, you show them Selina! How's those new sneakers going, sounds like you well and truly broke them in!
Hilds
Hmmmnph to him! I hope that gives you strength when you start to tire during your race!!!
I say I run......but I really am just plodding along to the real runners..........but it still feels great!!!
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