Hang on to your Fork No Boundaries Fall 2009

This past weekend we had the opportunity to watch our No Boundaries Participants finish their season at the Ardmore 5K.  I was so excited and proud to cheer them all on.  This is their "race day" cheer...  which of course - coming from me - had to be a poem...

Greetings No Boundaries Folks:
In just a few minutes
You’ll toe the start line
And after 12 weeks of training
Now it is time

Cuz after all that hard work
Your race day is here -
So before I let you all go
Raise your water for “Cheers”

Because today we will celebrate…

Signing up for a program
Is not always easy
But to take it one step further
And risk being cheesy

You’ve made me all proud -
You did what had to be done.
You trained, stretched, and strengthened
For your walk and your run.

And when all of that training
Started to get tough
You didn’t throw in the towel
Or say you’d had enough.

Instead you pushed through the distance
When one more step seemed too long,
You got mentally tough
And you grew physically strong.

We started with many
But you’re one of the few
Who has seen this whole program
All the way through.

So the next time you shower
Or powder you nose
Take a look in the mirror
(Wearing your run/walking clothes)
And say “Self, I am proud…
Cuz you took on this task
And whether you run or you walk
- move slow or move fast –
You’ve committed to something
and crossed the great finish line
And self – it’s been tough-
But you did it just fine.”

And give yourself a li’l wink
Then a big grinning smile…
And know that just out your door
Awaits yet one more mile.

Because after the Ardmore
5 K is done
You’ll have more days to walk
And more days to run.

My mom had a phrase -
After each meal she’d say –
Once the main course was done
And the food put away:

Hang on to your fork
Because the best part is here –
So I tell you No Bound’ries
Your next challenge is near.

Whether you run a 10K
Or take on a Tri…
Give yourself a new goal
And reach for the sky.

You’ve proven today
You’ve got what you need
To challenge the distance
And move with great speed.

We love you No Boundaries!