Pennies for luck...

When I was little my Pop used to sing-song that saying "find a penny, pick it up and all day long, you'll have good luck"... to me and my sisters.

I am not sure if he said anything else to me in this regard, or if I simply made up my own childlike translation. Somehow at around age eight {8} I would put one cent pieces into my shoe before a cross country race.

I felt I had both luck and my Pop with me during the run.

So I've adapted that approach to do the same with my marathon running:

I have a penny from the year my Pop was born, 1914 and I have made some adjustments to be able to attach it to my running shoe.

I often feel my Pop with me, especially when I am running, for some reason.  I am not sure why, it's always been that way for me.

I know, corny, nerdy and dorky... but hey, that's me!

Bx