Hi y'all,
This story is not a fairy tale. It is a true story on how someone embarked on a journey with me, stuck to it even when the waters were rising, the wind picked up and his ship started to rock violently. It is the story of my brother of whom I am tremendously proud. He deserves his moment in the spotlight. He deserves to feel good about what he has accomplished. He deserves to feel his moment. Own it brother because this one is for you and only you have made this happen. I was but a mere spark. You did the work and boy did it make you FLY!
About 4 or so months ago I kinda sneaked my brother into running the only way a sister knows how to. I just handed him a giftcard and a total beginners schedule. Scared to death that he would dismiss it all together and finding myself dumbstruck when he actually said yes to a couch2k running program. He quit smoking about two months prior to that moment and told me he wanted to be a fit and healthy daddy to his little girl Gwen.
Now here's the deal: he started working out when fall reared his ugly head in the flatlands and yet that didn't stop him. He wanted to run and so we started working out. Than the holiday season kicked in full swing and my brother works in THE busiest toy store of our nation's capital on THE busiest street smack down in the city centre. Kind of like working at FAO Schwarz the week before christmas. I am sure by now you pretty much have a clear picture of the insane hours he had to work and bear in mind that he became a dad for the first time 6 months before he started working out with me. If you're a parent than you know what that first year is like. Yet that didn't stop him either. Honestly nothing stopped him. He wanted to run a 5k and he was dead set on doing it because he wants to run that first 1 mile kidsrun with his daughter one day. He wants her to be proud of him and so he stuck with it and worked his work-outs around his work.
Well I wouldn't be a true Slytherin if I didn't snake a little something narly in between somewhere and so, when he actually said yes to the run, I signed the both of us up for the 6.7km Vondelparkloop. That is little over 4 miles and not a 5k. But I did give him 3 weeks extra on his schedule. I knew that I needed to test his skills a few weeks in advance just to see how he was actually doing and to make sure I wasn't pushing him too far so on christmas day I had a special surprise for him. We decided to test a 5k run and I decided to make that a little extra special by designing a medal and a bib tag. He ran his 5k in 34 minutes and right there and than I knew he was going to rock that Vondelparkloop.
Just last weekend the big moment was there and what do you know? King winter decided on a grand entrance. The weather sucked balls. The gun went off followed by an immediate hail storm that turned to snow and than to rain. But my brother ran and he had the biggest smile on his face. We had to run two laps around the park and on the last stretch of road somewhere before the last bend I asked him if he had enough energy left for a little sprint. I guess I should not have said that. I felt a little like Hagrid when he turned the corner and started sprinting like a mad man. He ran across that finish line so fast my dad couldn't even snap a picture of him doing so. He ran his first 6.7km in a stunning 43 minutes and the smile on his face just really melted my heart away. He did it!! On the way back we talked about how he felt running that event and just listening to him talk about that run was so....epic,
Y'all know my motto: keep it unreal and make it happen. No limits, no regrets. Well my brother is proof of the fact that you can make the impossible possible if you are willing to bust your balls. He worked really hard and when the time came he was able to fly. Nothing could have made me more proud than what he just did. So again bro....this one is for you because you deserve your moment. Now go on and own it. Guys....this is my brother and he is awesome!
That's it for now, until we read again,
As always, love Marlies
This story is not a fairy tale. It is a true story on how someone embarked on a journey with me, stuck to it even when the waters were rising, the wind picked up and his ship started to rock violently. It is the story of my brother of whom I am tremendously proud. He deserves his moment in the spotlight. He deserves to feel good about what he has accomplished. He deserves to feel his moment. Own it brother because this one is for you and only you have made this happen. I was but a mere spark. You did the work and boy did it make you FLY!
About 4 or so months ago I kinda sneaked my brother into running the only way a sister knows how to. I just handed him a giftcard and a total beginners schedule. Scared to death that he would dismiss it all together and finding myself dumbstruck when he actually said yes to a couch2k running program. He quit smoking about two months prior to that moment and told me he wanted to be a fit and healthy daddy to his little girl Gwen.
Now here's the deal: he started working out when fall reared his ugly head in the flatlands and yet that didn't stop him. He wanted to run and so we started working out. Than the holiday season kicked in full swing and my brother works in THE busiest toy store of our nation's capital on THE busiest street smack down in the city centre. Kind of like working at FAO Schwarz the week before christmas. I am sure by now you pretty much have a clear picture of the insane hours he had to work and bear in mind that he became a dad for the first time 6 months before he started working out with me. If you're a parent than you know what that first year is like. Yet that didn't stop him either. Honestly nothing stopped him. He wanted to run a 5k and he was dead set on doing it because he wants to run that first 1 mile kidsrun with his daughter one day. He wants her to be proud of him and so he stuck with it and worked his work-outs around his work.
Well I wouldn't be a true Slytherin if I didn't snake a little something narly in between somewhere and so, when he actually said yes to the run, I signed the both of us up for the 6.7km Vondelparkloop. That is little over 4 miles and not a 5k. But I did give him 3 weeks extra on his schedule. I knew that I needed to test his skills a few weeks in advance just to see how he was actually doing and to make sure I wasn't pushing him too far so on christmas day I had a special surprise for him. We decided to test a 5k run and I decided to make that a little extra special by designing a medal and a bib tag. He ran his 5k in 34 minutes and right there and than I knew he was going to rock that Vondelparkloop.
Just last weekend the big moment was there and what do you know? King winter decided on a grand entrance. The weather sucked balls. The gun went off followed by an immediate hail storm that turned to snow and than to rain. But my brother ran and he had the biggest smile on his face. We had to run two laps around the park and on the last stretch of road somewhere before the last bend I asked him if he had enough energy left for a little sprint. I guess I should not have said that. I felt a little like Hagrid when he turned the corner and started sprinting like a mad man. He ran across that finish line so fast my dad couldn't even snap a picture of him doing so. He ran his first 6.7km in a stunning 43 minutes and the smile on his face just really melted my heart away. He did it!! On the way back we talked about how he felt running that event and just listening to him talk about that run was so....epic,
Y'all know my motto: keep it unreal and make it happen. No limits, no regrets. Well my brother is proof of the fact that you can make the impossible possible if you are willing to bust your balls. He worked really hard and when the time came he was able to fly. Nothing could have made me more proud than what he just did. So again bro....this one is for you because you deserve your moment. Now go on and own it. Guys....this is my brother and he is awesome!
As always, love Marlies
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