Missed Olympics Vol. 6

Getting Healthy

Scott, John Nunn and Laura - Greece 2004 Olympics

Time For a Plan Of Action

In 2004 when we returned from our trip to Europe and Greece I thought long and hard for several months about what I wanted to do.

 By the end of January 2005 I had to take a serious look at myself.  I was 140 pounds and at 5 foot 4 1/2 inches I was unhealthy, over weight and slow! 

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It was time to pray.  

I mean really pray, for direction and inspiration as to if I should tackle the goal or re-evaluate.  

I felt a quiet thought come into my mind asking “If you knew you would not fail, what would you do?”  I knew the answer.  I had to change.  

I had to change from the inside out!  What I ate, how I ate, what I thought and what I said to myself and I had to begin training. 
 
Before I even told my husband what my goal was I talked to a dear friend of mine who I knew ran marathons and was a personal trainer.  I told her I needed to get fit.  Very fit.  I did not tell her why and she did not ask, all she said was “let me know when you are serious”.  I told her I was serious and I wanted to start as soon as possible.  

The process was hard but very structured.  She taught me that I had to retrain even my taste buds.  Eating only what was good for  me.  She showed me a 21 day plan for changing my eating habits. And we started to work out together.  I gave 100% dedication to the process ahead. 

I started to see a difference and my husband did too. 

Scott asked me why I was so focused.  He knew it was more than just wanting to loose a few pounds.   I told him of my goal.  I wanted to race walk again and do everything I could to compete in the Olympics. 

Missed Olympics Vol. 5

The Power to Motivate

John Nunn US Army WCAP Photo

 A hearts desire becomes the motivation .......

Surprisingly it was my younger brother, John Nunn, who really took off with Race Walking.   He was the one that helped me revisit my childhood dream of competing in the Olympics. 

He was a runner thru high school but was given the opportunity to race walk in college for a scholarship. He took the opportunity and has never looked back!  

 

Wining race after race nationally and competing internationally, he earned the right to compete as a United States Athlete in the 2004 Olympics in Greece. 

My husband, Scott, pampered me with a trip  to Greece to watch my brother compete. 

And that is when it happened ..... I realized the desire to challenge myself in race walking was still alive and  screaming  inside to be tested....