tuesday

another day......
i am not working today...YEA!....bet my coworkers are glad, too....
the day has started in the dark with stars sparkling in a navy blue sky and the moon shining high overhead.....the crisp air is a relief after the humidity of summer....up the hill and to my starting mailbox.....the lake greeted me quiet and still as I listened to the pat pat pat of my feet striking the ground.....no sounds but the music in my ears and the thoughts in my head.....no cars or walkers out today except the usual cheerleader on the other side.....i met up with him on the other side on the dam of the other lake in the neighborhood.....i could barely make out his figure as he plodded in his own particular way down the road....."hey there you are!"....he greets me this way most mornings that i run.....we talk of the boys and work and I move on and ...this time....I make it all the way up the longest slowest hill that I have to climb.....I am proud that I am finally able to do it.....it is an accomplishment for the moment....makes me feel like I am getting somewhere....lately...I have felt stronger but my time and distance has not been so great.......I am always trying to beat myself ......

I know that the MMers are getting ready to go to Chicago...I listened to the worries of the ones going that I work with....tried to reassure them that they would do well...that they are prepared...the encouragement that they have had and the training will show itself this weekend....I will be at work but I will be looking forward to hearing how you are all doing.....it is interesting to see how this running thing effects your life......for the last 3 yrs I have run ....sometimes inconsistently...but I made it thro two marathons.....no great time....not spectacular at all....but something I did myself.....for me...........the satisfaction of knowing that I can run a mile is fine with me....since when I first started I was running away from a life that I did not feel equipped for.......now....I run for the satisfaction of knowing I can and the focus it gives to everything....somehow it seems to put things in better perspective........

and I thought that I would end with that thought.....

A friend called as I finished that line to see if I would like to run in the park. I decided to hit the road again and ended up running almost 7 miles......I am not such a great runner but I realize just like before that after the 2 or 3 miles.... I warm up and it seems easier....I felt like I could have gone a little further......I feel motivated now to continue trying to run more miles and better .......the statement about running putting a better perspective on things is sooo true....it does. I am glad it is something I am physically capable of because it seems to soothe this soul......

To all of you who are running in Chicago.....YOU ARE MARATHONERS!...
good luck and run your OWN race!

:-) song of the day...kelly clarkson...break away
quote of the day........ out of the darkness and into the sun but I won't forget the place I come from ....take a risk, make a change and break away....
Patti G.