Today is the day.  Back in the summer of 2007, when I started walking every day, I swore I would never be a runner.  About two months through summer and Labor Day rolled around and I started running.

I laugh because at first it was running to the  next mailbox then walking a bit.  Then, I would find two or three mailboxes in a row and run between them.  Then, more walking.

Today I will run a race.  Even when I decided I liked running, I would laugh at people who would ask, “why don’t you sign up for this or that?”  I would gently explain the running was health thing.  I did it for me, alone.  I even went so far as to tell a friend I was running away from all the diseases my parents and heredity were trying to give me.

Today, that will change.  I am set to run the It’s a Wonderful Run 5K in Seneca Falls.  It is going to be cold so it is good that it is only a bit over 3 miles.  It is going to in the evening so it is good I have some reflective items.

Today, I will join the camaraderie of running from somewhere other than the side of the road.  Today, I will run a race.  Today, I will aim to finish – as most first timers aim to do.  Today, I will aim for a number but will not tell anyone what that number is.  Today, I will run!