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Why I Dream Big and Run Long: Single Running Stroller Records

September 27, 2011 by Dorothy Beal

Dream Big Run Long is my personal mantra.

On a run one day I was thinking about how much I like my initials. This may seem like a weird thing for someone to think about, but when your name is Dorothy you do allot of thinking about your name. I have gotten asked my whole life if i like the name. I’ve also endured countless jokes about it. We aren’t in Kansas any more are we. Why don’t you just follow the yellow brick road. I don’t mind them. I might think you are a few brain cells short if you say something to me about my name, but I don’t take any offense to it. Why? Because I LOVE my name. It’s unique.

Typically people tell me that their great aunt or grandmother is named Dorothy. Old names are coming back in style – Stella, Sophie, Sadie, Emma – for some reason, that I still don’t understand, Dorothy is NOT back. I’m okay with it. It just means when I tell you my name, you will more than likely remember it because you don’t hear it every day. I digress.

My last name before I got married started with T. I was at the end of the alphabet. Always listed last in class as a child, and last in race results as an adult. When I got married, I moved up in the alphabet to a B. My friends called me DT, so it only seemed natural to keep the T as my middle intial instead of Lesley [my moms name]. So now I’m DB or DTB. I digress.

DB stands for Dorothy Beal or as I now like to think, DREAM BIG. I love running and I especially love running long. Dream Big Run Long.

Sunday I ran my last 20 miler before Columbus Marathon and Marine Corps Marathon. It was not my best run, but I won’t say it was my worst. I felt like I was going to throw up the whole time, but I pushed through and finished the last miles strong and in the 7’s thanks to a friend.

Monday I took a rest day.

Today I woke up and felt like I needed to DREAM BIG.

I would attempt a single stroller timed mile, since it’s the only timed mile I have tried with a running stroller yet. The 4th mile of my run was a 6:08 – slower than my triple stroller mile, but faster than my double stroller mile. I was happy! I slowed up the pace for a little and was going to end my run at 6 miles. Colton was sleeping and something inside of me told me to DREAM BIGGER. I would RUN LONG.

13.1 miles for a new single running stroller distance PR, up from the 11 miles of my previous record.

I Dream Big and Run Long because I am Dorothy Beal and I don’t know how to live life any other way.

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whenever I am sad I let myself be sad for a day an whenever I am sad I let myself be sad for a day and then I pick myself back up remind myself that running always has been there for me and always will be. it’s the longest relationship I’ve ever had ❤️ “the sun’ll come out tomorrow, it’s only a day away” #irunthisbody
🌊✨ I really like trees & running AND running 🌊✨ I really like trees & running AND running amongst the trees 💚 I’ve kinda been in my head a little lately (little might be an understatement) and I’ve honestly wondered if I’m any good at running. Maybe I was running away for so many years that the pain of a marathon felt like an escape & maybe now that I’m not running away - a marathon might seem hard, like the type of hard I’m not sure I want...but today was one of those runs where my heart was like - stop being silly - you were never running away, you were always running towards the life you wanted. You LOVE MARATHONS & running & all that jazz...being good at running never really mattered anyways...running to me will always be MORE than that ❤️ so yeah...goal for next week is to get out of my head more + HUG more trees 🌳 #lorax #irunthisbody #ihavearunnersbody #divorce
14 miles today to finish out the week with 47 mile 14 miles today to finish out the week with 47 miles (5 runs)✨

Felt like a very good day to sign up for another marathon!

I guess nearly 11 months is how long it took for me to embrace the idea of a virtual marathon lol 😜

All registered for the AbbottWMM Global Marathon on May 1st/2nd :) 💙 @wmmajors 

Who else is running a virtual marathon (or race of any distance) this spring!? 💙✨💙

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the more I run, the more I want to run... the les the more I run, the more I want to run...

the less I run, the less I *think* I want to run...

amiright? OR amiright? Cause if I’m wrong I don’t want to be right 🙂🙃🥰 #run #irunthisbody #dreambigrunlong #girlsjustwannarun
I’ve been trying to get back to running in the m I’ve been trying to get back to running in the morning BUT at the end of the day I’ll take running at the end of the day ;) :) ✨the best time to run is any time you can ✨ 8.5 miles before the sun set 🖤 thankful for running friends who make the miles go by a little bit faster! 

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