Barry conquered C25K – Week 7 with the determination of a champion.

This past Monday, he ran an incredible 2.75 consecutive miles.  But Tuesday – Sunday of this week brought family and work-related things that made running impossible.

Until today.

And today is the day Barry had planned for some hill training.

I must admit that I tried to dissuade him from the hills.  I’ve run these hills in our hilly little town while training for my first 5K, my half-marathon, my 70.3 Ironman and my marathon.

I know these hills and I have lots of nicknames for them that I won’t mention here.  AND we have a record-shattering heat wave going on here in Rhode Island that left a 68-year old record in the dust.

Aw, heck.  Maybe I just didn’t want to run them thar hills today.

But Barry would not be dissuaded, so I laced up and followed him out on his journey and his dream…

Only 8 short weeks ago, Barry embarked on a 9-week C25K journey to train for a 5K.

He couldn’t run a flat 60-consecutive seconds without a struggle.

Today, Barry ran 2.5 consecutive hilly miles.

I jump for joy and shout from the hill-tops.

And he’s made me a runner again, too.

Thanks, Honey.  You are my hero!