Proud and honored recipient of the .....

! ! ! !

Well, okay, it was passed on by my daughter whose DELIGHTFUL blog received this coveted prize from her cousin's blog.   And no, I can't say n.e.p.o.t.i.s.m. so don't even go there.

So I'm adding to this fun little parade of back-patting by bequeathing it to my friend Ellen's blog because she has inspired me for years with her dedicated bicycling abilities and now for bravely entering MY world of running.  Go El-len!  Go El-len!  Go El-len!!

And (I'm not done yet!) to my friend Sue's blog because she can write about ANYTHING and be witty, edgy and fun.  Plus, I'm STILL proud of her for running that entire 10K a couple of weeks ago.

There's one catch:  They both have to READ MY BLOG to get their awards.  (A minor price to pay.)

Need a dose of inspiration?

Watch this.  

 

Then tell me you're too old or that a 10K run is too far.  

Zimri, a wolf in sheep's ... blossoms.

Friends, meet Zimri Drive, The Beast.  Don't let the pretty blossoms fool you.  It's a mile-long bully.  

If you click on this pic below, you'll see a tiny white mailbox on the right, which you THINK sits at the top ......

 But THIS is taken at that mailbox.  More hill to come.

 (This shot below is for Etta, who IMHO, now owes me a comment.)    ;-)

At this point, Zimri condescendingly drops down, then tosses in a nasty little hill at the end.  At the top it offers a weak apology with a bouquet of daffodils ...

 ... as you can barely see over my shoulder.  But I'm not feeling the love.

At LEAST it could have offered me a bench.  And a cold drink.  But no, like all bullies, it just saunters off with a smirk.