Personal Narrative: The Big Honey Hunt

A goal that I set for myself in the past that I did not successfully accomplish would be to complete another (third) marathon. I had set out to finish three and I have only done two to date. I could say the reason is because we moved and I haven’t had the opportunity to run, but really it’s about commitment. I am not ready to commit to the training schedule quite yet. An example of a goal I did accomplish was the finishing the first two marathons. The first marathon I completed was the Seattle Rock n Roll marathon. My sister in law and I trained together for that marathon in 2010 and I completed it, but boy did I learn a lot through trial and error! First, I learned to start slow! I remember the first 13.5 miles went by rather

My mom would read the Berenstain Bear books to my brother and I before bedtime. We had almost the whole set. There was one book where Papa/Father Bear took Brother Bear/Small Bear out and showed him how to do things, such as white water rafting, or climbing a mountain. I have looked for the title of this particular book, and although not completely certain, I believe it is, The Big Honey Hunt. From the get go Papa Bear does everything wrong. Everything that he attempts to show Brother, fails, and instead of trying to correct his mistake he just says something along the lines of “let this be a lesson to you.” “This is how not to do ...!” It is almost like instead of admitting he was wrong, he acts like he meant to do it that way, which inevitably was to save face in front of his son. As I child I loved this book. The Papa Bear character was curious, and playful. I enjoyed the humor in the situations that Papa and Brother bear encountered in this

Everytime I attempt something that does not pan out, I think “let that be a lesson to you (Heather)”...Although, I don’t remember papa ever going back and trying again (that would take up way more time than a 7 year old has the attention span for), However, I do tend to try again in life. I also try to admit where I can do better. So, in this particular instance, I signed up for another marathon! This time however, I signed up with a local group of runners that helped me stay accountable to training with a workout plan. I entered my second marathon in the fall of 2011 in Victoria, BC. It was the Goodlife Fitness Marathon and I finished in 5 hours and 17 minutes. It was about a 40 minute improvement from the first marathon. That is not a fast time necessarily, but the areas that I needed to improve on, I did. and it was a lot of fun. The greatest thing about running or walking a marathon is that finishing is the accomplishment. Getting to the finish line in less time than before, is icing on the