I hate to point out the elephant in the room......but safety first........my fear is for big races to be targets for whatever "crazy" needs to make a statement. Unfortunately right now we have not only COVID and the new Delta Strain but we have deep seated anger! At 72 I am of the generation that was vaccinated as quickly as possible and…
I hate to point out the elephant in the room......but safety first........my fear is for big races to be targets for whatever "crazy" needs to make a statement. Unfortunately right now we have not only COVID and the new Delta Strain but we have deep seated anger! At 72 I am of the generation that was vaccinated as quickly as possible and we watched Small Pox and Polio disappear......I have also witnessed way too many acts of violence. I am praying for a hedge of protection around each and everyone of us. Continue your training..........we run for the love of our ability to do so. Be wise in when and where you run.......I know that the races are motivation........so lets keep training, they will be back. Put aside disappointment and look ahead to better and safer times. Thank You for listening to this Old Lady!
Went to a mask mandate meeting at our local school board... UGLY!!! I held up a sign for masks in our grade schools and I was only one of a few. The other side had a ton of people and some with bull horns. It got so ugly, the police were called.
I'm 71 and have had both shots and looking forward to my booster shot... I've got asthma and the last thing I need is to get covid... was on a ventilator once, and never want to experience that again... I train by myself and thought about Disney but am holding off. In Florida it's all about politics not science and the way I look at it, there is always next year...
I'm sorry to hear how bad it is in Florida..I knew there were demonstrations, but not like that! Keep yourself healthy running and eating right. 71 is a good age--I've been there. Gets better as you get older. Good to look forward to each year and the years after that. :)
My brother said the same thing about a ventilator when he had heart trouble! Quite an incentive to take care of yourself and not ever do it again!
Oh, and keep that lollipop stick handy. . .you never know when it will save your life!
( Loved that story you wrote on it this year! Good to have a charm like that in your pocket)
Wow! Steve, my hat is off to you. I think about the whole ventilator experience as we've all watched the news this past year and a half. I can't imagine what it's like, but I know I never want to experience it either.
Have to agree with you on the vaccinations. I got all of them when we went to school as a 6 year old. . .the Salk Vaccine, the sugar cube, small pox (twice!) It sure eliminated some horrible diseases. We just took them, no opinions!
There were vaccines that came later that are still required. Some were not needed as we kids already had had the childhood diseases that were prevented by them. I'm very grateful for the vaccines having a kid of my own. Saved a lot of stress and misery!
74, still living and running and will keep it up. I for one, have lived through all of it and look forward to better times!
I hate to point out the elephant in the room......but safety first........my fear is for big races to be targets for whatever "crazy" needs to make a statement. Unfortunately right now we have not only COVID and the new Delta Strain but we have deep seated anger! At 72 I am of the generation that was vaccinated as quickly as possible and we watched Small Pox and Polio disappear......I have also witnessed way too many acts of violence. I am praying for a hedge of protection around each and everyone of us. Continue your training..........we run for the love of our ability to do so. Be wise in when and where you run.......I know that the races are motivation........so lets keep training, they will be back. Put aside disappointment and look ahead to better and safer times. Thank You for listening to this Old Lady!
72 … you have me by a couple of months … keep moving … that’s what my wife and I believe keeps us young.
Went to a mask mandate meeting at our local school board... UGLY!!! I held up a sign for masks in our grade schools and I was only one of a few. The other side had a ton of people and some with bull horns. It got so ugly, the police were called.
I'm 71 and have had both shots and looking forward to my booster shot... I've got asthma and the last thing I need is to get covid... was on a ventilator once, and never want to experience that again... I train by myself and thought about Disney but am holding off. In Florida it's all about politics not science and the way I look at it, there is always next year...
I'm sorry to hear how bad it is in Florida..I knew there were demonstrations, but not like that! Keep yourself healthy running and eating right. 71 is a good age--I've been there. Gets better as you get older. Good to look forward to each year and the years after that. :)
My brother said the same thing about a ventilator when he had heart trouble! Quite an incentive to take care of yourself and not ever do it again!
Oh, and keep that lollipop stick handy. . .you never know when it will save your life!
( Loved that story you wrote on it this year! Good to have a charm like that in your pocket)
Wow! Steve, my hat is off to you. I think about the whole ventilator experience as we've all watched the news this past year and a half. I can't imagine what it's like, but I know I never want to experience it either.
Have to agree with you on the vaccinations. I got all of them when we went to school as a 6 year old. . .the Salk Vaccine, the sugar cube, small pox (twice!) It sure eliminated some horrible diseases. We just took them, no opinions!
There were vaccines that came later that are still required. Some were not needed as we kids already had had the childhood diseases that were prevented by them. I'm very grateful for the vaccines having a kid of my own. Saved a lot of stress and misery!
74, still living and running and will keep it up. I for one, have lived through all of it and look forward to better times!
wise words...