We Shook on Whaaaaaaaa?

Ted and I went to the Murray Parade two days ago.  We got there early enough we got to watch the people running the 5K.  They went up and then they came back.  So, we got to watch every part of it, every person in it and all the different shapes, sizes, ages, generations, thins, chubbies, talls, shorts, youngsters, oldsters.  We watched people running, walking, riding in strollers, riding a Jazzie.  We saw Boba Fett running, we saw a ballerina with pink hair running.  Some people ran the entire way, some people walked the entire way.

What it made me realize is as I watched the people go is, I wish I was in shape enough to do something like that.

So, I sat there and commented continuously on how impressed I was with people who were actually doing it.  I watched people bigger than me doing it and they were actually running!!!!  Maybe not fast, maybe not continuously, but they were running.  I saw women with my same old "ghetto bootie" out there and they were  running!!!!  

After listening to me the whole time, Ted finally says to me:

"You want to do that?  Then let's do that.  We'll do it next year.  You and me, we're going to do it".

Then he stuck out his hand and wanted me to shake on it.  I looked at his hand and just kind of "whatevah"ed it and he continued to leave it there.  So, I shook on it.

I told him, he is the one that needs to keep us motivated. He is the one to keep us going.  I gave him that challenge when he got out of the hospital, that we needed to keep up with the walking and such, but when he went back to work, it stopped.  He doesn't remember me telling him, it was his job to keep us going - so right now I'm writing it down.  I'm putting the challenge in writing.  And every time I think about it and we are not doing it, I'm going to link this to him and remind him.  He shook on it.

Today was day one.  And I was the motivator today.  We walked.  We walked for thirty minutes - I've lost alot of the strength I had just a year ago.  My plan is to walk for the next month.  Then I'm going to get the app Couch Potato to 5K back on my phone and I'm going to start doing the running.  I may not be able to run the entire thing, but I'm going to make it my goal to run at least half.  But, given a year to train - why shouldn't I be able to run the whole thing?

Mr. Smartest Man in the World - You shook on it.  You agreed to be the motivator.  You agreed that our goal would be a 5K in one year.  Your reputation is on the line - so let's see what you got - are you going to get us to our goal??  Show me what you got!!!