Running... For My Life

I realized today my thirty-first birthday is approaching fast.

I made a goal a few months ago, to be able to run 3 miles continuously by my birthday. I am currently at 2.5 miles. I am feeling confident that I will be able to do 3 miles in the next few weeks.

 This is a huge accomplishment for me, as I am someone who used to say the only way I was running was if someone was chasing me. As the time for the possible zombie apocalypse approaches, I realize more and more that there may very well be someone chasing me at some point. I decided, I might need to start running. After all, I only have to run faster than someone else, and if that someone is a person who sits on the couch a lot, I am in good shape.

Seeing as how I live in Tennessee, where the obesity rate is fourth highest in the country .. I think I am in pretty good shape. My sister in law, and her husband, run 12 miles regularly. Guess who I'm NOT hanging out with after the zombies take over.

I was concerned, at one time, about my children. They are young, so assuming they can run fast, and far, is a little unreasonable. I could easily carry one, it might slow me down, but if I had a gun... How would I  carry a gun, and my kids, and run?? I couldn't leave them behind obviously, because I'm not THAT kind of mother...

Then, the answer:

                                                                 Photo Credits here.


Pure genius.




My original post was not going to be about zombies, I got sidetracked. But, since I can't top zombies, I am going save the other one for some other time...