It would be fun to be at the 32nd annual Unicoi County Apple Festival being held in Erwin, Tennessee this weekend. I remember fun times at the festival when I lived in Erwin.
The Festival has grown since then and I have slowed down. Many, many years ago I ran in the Apple Festival's 10K race. I was thrilled when my sons came out of the YMCA and told me I had run it in less than an hour. 6.2 miles in less than 60 minutes. For me that was a real accomplishment.
During that time in my life I was running regularly. I lost lots of weight. When I exercise I tend to be more conscious of what I am eating. Now I don't run but happily this week I have begun walking a minimum of 10,000 steps a day. It will be awesome to regain some of my fitness.
I may never run a 10K race again in under an hour BUT I hope to one day return to the Apple Festival and enjoy sharing time with the wonderful people I know there and eating some succulent apple delicacies. Yum!
