It RUNS in the family

I have been running all my life and in many instances it was for these reasons: when my dad blew his whistle I had to run home or get a whacking, running away from a charging bull at the ranch behind our house and running in games which was my forte. Serious running only commenced when marathons or fun runs came to our country and certain groups were organized. 

The only run where I made a significant finish - third, was when I was in medical school and for that feat I got a large roasted turkey from the medical society that organized the run.

Fast forward to the most recent decade of my life and I'm pleased and elated to see my family join me in this sport. The most recent addition to the sport are my son and his fiance - Nok, who just did the 10K run in the Bangkok Int'l Half Marathon. 

over the King Rama VIII bridge across the Chao Phraya river

 the wife running on the mean streets of Bangkok on Queen Sirikit's birthday run

the daughter doing the Standard Charter Marathon on the 

sky ramp of Boromarachachonani 

the daughter's bf - JJ, doing the Columbia Trail Masters'

now here are the photos that really tug at my heart. check out the kid with number 172 at the starting line.

 this was at the Columbia Trail Masters Run 

yeah that's my granddaughter putting her heart and soul

into her run

 to her frustration the asthma kicks in and

I have to carry her the rest of the way

running has a funny effect on the hair. it's either your hair lies flat on your head, stands erect or gets blown away.

"against the wind, I'm still running against the wind.

I'm older now, but I'm still running against the wind." 

(Bob Seger)