Sunday 3 October 2010

There Are Some Things You Just Have To Do

 I have returned from my week in the mountains. I am sorry that this blog is the first for sometime. I was able to get an internet connection but it was so slow that posting a blog would have taken so long. I did manage to read some of your blogs but posting comments was again a long and laborious task.

I promise not to bore you with all the exploits of running, at least one blogger has told me not to dare. I would though like to post one blog to put the whole week into a context and thank you my blogging friends.

Some time ago I posted a picture of me running in a marathon. Susan made a comment that day about not imagining me looking like that. I really should have been honest and admitted that at that point of time I was not. I had before me a picture of me standing in a little Spanish village, looking a long way from that picture. Another blogger had been watching me paint on webcam and commented on my ever growing tummy.

When I stood on the scale it told the same story. I was also using in halers to help my breathing; using them to such an extent my doctor was getting concerned.

So a challenge was required and I had to get back to that picture Susan commented on. The challenge for me was to run and get my weight down to a point where I could consider running up mountains again.

So here we are. I have run my mountains. I have got my weight back to where it should be 34 lbs less than it was. I am running without the aid of an inhaler and considering the maps of mountains once again.

I need to thank you all who gave me the encouragement and incentive to get here. I think I am back to that picture if not maybe even fitter.

I have put both of the pictures on this blog. This was not an easy blog for me and now I will get back to my normal blogs as of tomorrow.

Now as one or two of you have been telling me it is time to get back to the art. I will.  More of that on my other blog.Pencil Factory

12 comments:

  1. And a great morning it is, Ralph, welcome back!
    Your story today is great and now I know the importance of these mountains! Rubican? We are given and sometimes we create our own obsticles in life and wow, you have overcome them indeed! Very inspirational, now I know my hands will get better! OK, a favor? My calendar is hooked to your blog and today is Oct.3 with your 1st blog of the month. Can you play "catch-up" and post a couple blogs in ONE day? then the numberof blogs and today's date will be the same and something so simple would make me happy! So nice to have you back my friend!

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  2. P.S. you forgot to link this blog to your art blog and I don't know how to get there!!! That could be one of the "extra" blogs I need to get my calendar right!

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  3. Welcome back skinny Ralph.
    happy to read that your health is better because u are lighter.
    Keep running you are doing a great job!

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  4. Welcome back Ralph! You look FABULOUS!!! And what a tremendous inspiration you are. Congratulations, well done. Here's to your health my friend.

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  5. Well done indeed! You stuck to it and you look great. Good to have you back!

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  6. Welcome back, you look great and you were missed.

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  7. I quite like the First picture !!! but happy your fitter and healthier - Well Done !

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  8. Thank you all so much it is good to be back. Ok Jerry will do my best to help you catch up. In the meantime I will ass the link but it is today just a real short one.

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  9. Ralph, I am so impressed! You do look like two different people. Congratulations on the weight loss --you did it the "right" way and so we know it will stay off. I have always loved stories of transformation...this one qualifies. High five!

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  10. Wow! Wow! Wow! I wondered who that person was in the top photo ... the former you. You look wonderful and all of your hard work has paid off in a healthy and happier you. Well done!

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  11. Woohoo! Way to go, Ralph! You look fabulous no matter what, but it's great to know you're running up the mountains again with no trouble breathing.

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  12. Ralph! You look marvelous! I think it is you who is the inspiration. So glad you're back and returned well. Running up mountains... I still can't imagine that. You're amazing. So happy to hear all this is a health improvement too.

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