Starting to feel it.

Yesterday was the date 6-6-6...and I can tell you now that was definately the truth. A few months ago my boss and I challenged eachother to a race up this hill in the Hat. So for a few months twice a day I drove it up and down and thought "I should really train and get running" That daily mantra soon changed into "I should really try to run it at least once before race day." I did try it out last week and almost died. I coughed up stuff that I think I breathed in when I was 12 and both my parents were still smoking. I had to walk to light posts but I thought I had done okay. I tried it again two days before the big day. There was so much smack talk flying around during the race day that you would think you were in a bad episode of will and grace. In the end though I lost. I am still swallowing my bloody pride as I admit that this 44 year old man beat my ass up that hill with all of my coworkers (and some family members) watching. Oh but I had strategy! I tried to do it without as much work as possible. About a third of the way up, when we were still neck and neck, I could feel him start to slow down, so I slowed down as well thinking that he would soon start walking and that I didn't need to use up so much energy. when he noticed that I slowed down he started running faster! I thought yeah run ahead waste all your energy. I walked for a bit (man that felt so good.) then started running for him...I thought yeah here I come watch out cause I am not only coming for you but I am going to leave you in the dust. As I was coming for him, he turns around sees me coming really fast and the bastard took off. I like to think that he looked like "dash" from the incredibles, that makes me feel better.

So all of this has me thinking, am I at that age when I have to start working for those little things that I take for granted like my health? Is it possible that I can't sit on the couch, drink wine daily and have that social cigarette (or more) and one day get off and leave everyone in the dust? I hope not-not with the big 30 coming next week. Maybe it isn't my pride that I having a hard time swallowing, may be it's the entire pill.