Happy Father's Day

So my dad texted me and asked me to post the Nike+ run I just did. He said he'd like that for a father's day gift. So besides logging at Nike (which you can see to the right) I'll also just shout my longest workout thus far from the blogger rooftops:

I LISA WHITE, JUST COMPLETED 3.53 MILES IN 1 HOUR WITH AN AVERAGE PACE OF 17 MINUTES AND 10 SECONDS PER MILE AND BURNED 770 CALORIES!!!!!

Not bad for a girl that wouldn't want to walk 4 blocks to class a month or two ago. Not bad at all :)

And you know what helped today? What made me keep going instead of stopping and/or puking, passing out, or hailing a cab home? I passed an older man, he was running towards me, and he sort of looked like my Dad when my Dad was younger. Dark hair, big nose (go White family noses!), really did look like the Dad I remembered from my childhood. Except this guy was in great shape, something my Dad didn't have when I was little. Only in the past 5 or so years has my Dad become the health nut and much better and healthier person that he is today. And as the man passed me, he smiled and gave me the thumbs up sign, what I take as the good job sign or runner equivalence of a pat on the back. I couldn't stop smiling. It was like my Dad was there, telling me great job, and to keep going. I stepped my pace up, and I didn't stop pushing it until I got home. So thanks Dad, even when you aren't here in Chicago, I know that you are with me when I run, pushing me and helping me reach a goal of a healthier life, every step of the way. Your inspiration of health never ceases to make me keep trying, every mile and every minute.

Happy Father's Day Dad, I love you.

Lisa

PS If you have the Nike+ iPod system, please create a profile, go to events, and sign up to run the RUN LIKE NYC challenge. It doesn't cost anything, but whatever charity (there are three) that you choose, for each mile that you complete, money is donated to that charity. Doesn't cost you a thing, and it is for a good cause. Since a friend of the family is going through a horrible experience right now (her granddaughter, who is ONLY 4, is battling a really bad form of leukemia, and isn't doing very well, which is so very sad), I've decided to do my miles for the charity Team In Training, a company that trains athletes to help raise money for leukemia, lymphoma or myeloma. Remember, it's a very worthy cause, and you don't have to raise or donate any money. You just have to walk or run. Follow the link below for more information.

http://www.nike.com/nikeplus/?locale=en_us&l=events,neighborhood