My first entry :D It will be interesting to see where this goes!
A little about me: After a stint teaching 2nd and 3rd grade, I spent the rest of my career as a Spanish teacher for Elyria High School. Teaching high school--now there's an adventure!
In my younger days, I wasn't particularly athletic. I liked to ride my bike around the neighborhood, but that was about it. Also, women were not encourged to be very athletic when I was a kid, which was ok with me :D
After having two children, I started running to lose some weight, never dreaming I'd do what I have done!
My first race was the Bonnie Bell 10K, which I did when a co-worker told me I could get a t-shirt, free make up and food!!!!! Never mind that I had only been running a mile every night and had no clue about the 10K. Long story short, I finished near the end, and remember coming home in the afternoon, went to bed, and stayed there until the next day! For some reason, I continued to run and enter races. I discovered that the running community was awesome and I really enjoyed seeing them every week. Eventually, I did more 5 and 10k's and decided for my 40th birthday it was time to move up to the marathon. Cleveland was my inaugural race, and I swore I'd never do another!! I lied--I did 26 more after that.
My next running adventure will be the Oil City 50K. That WILL be an adventure. I have never run that distance before, and due to injuries and heat, haven't trained properly.
Other athletic events that I have been involved with include triathlons and duathlons. My daughter things I am hyperactive, and says those types of events are good for me as when I get bored of doing one thing, I get to do another. :D
Along with being active, I took up playing the bagpipes when I retired from Elyria. I always loved the sound of the pipes and thought that by playing them, I could hear them whenever I wanted. Well, my neighbors at first weren't so enthused. While still learning, one summer afternoon, with all the doors and windows open, I was playing what I thought was an awesome rendition of "Scotland the Brave." All of a sudden, the neighborhood kids rushed into the house, looking around. When I asked them why they came in, they said that they thought I was killing the cat!!!!!! Since then, the neighbors actually sit outside the house or wherever I'm playing and listen and seem to enjoy it (either that, or they've had a lot of beers).
Also, when I left Elyria High, I took up motorcycling. Must be a midlife crisis thing! I took classes at Polaris, and actually managed to pass them. Before they could change their minds, I took my endorsement to the BMV and am now a licensed motorcyclist! I had a small Honda for a while and traded up to a Honda Shadow 600. I rode that for a couple of years, but found that it wasn't that comfortable for me, being a small person. I ended up trying out a scooter, which basically is an automatic motorcyle(you don't have to shift gears) and have had a lot of fun with that...
Another interest of mine is travel. I love to see our country and the world! In the past few years, I have seen Macchu Pichu in Peru, Spain, Scotland, Ireland, Quebec, as well as many of our states. In a couple of weeks I will be heading back to Ireland to see some of the areas I couldn't visit before.
Well, that's about it for my first blog. Look for another FABB adventure in the near future!
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