Give me a motivating kick in the a** PLEASE

Nah, don't do anything.  Rest.  And the next time you do a triathlon, that whoosh sound will be me flying past you, getting to the free food first! 

(How's that for motivation?)

This guy could have given up after his accident and become a couch potato.  We all can come up with excuses for not doing something to improve our bodies, our health, our lives.  Remember, it's your future that you are holding in your hand at this very moment.  What are you going to do with the rest of your life?  Don't wait until the day comes when you will look back with regret and say "Damn it, why did I waste all that time?  I shoulda...."

Do it today...for your husband, your children, but mostly for yourself.

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I passed a guy with a similar prosthesis in the Chicago Marathon, gave him a big thumbs up as I passed. My physical thumbs-up was a lot less meaningful than the mental thumb-up he gave me.

The Mardi Gras Marathon is run on a double-loop course.Starts at the Superdome and goes out to City Park, then back to the 'Dome where the half ends. Marathoners then head out on a second loop to Audubon Park before also finishing in the 'Dome. Very tempting, very easy for marathoners to quit at the halfway point. When I ran it in 2003, I had such an urge to quit, when I came upon a man on the side of the course with his friend. The man had just re-adjusted and re-strapped on his prothesis, and told his friend "See you in two hours," as he started that second loop. How could I possibly quit then?