Running through the May flowers

[OakLeaf]

I love the meditation. How thoughts just fall into place, unbidden and unlooked for.

I love the solitude.

I love the sunshine. I love a warm rain. I love the bite of cold on my face (as hard as it is for me to dress and open that door when it's cold). I love how small I feel in a thunderstorm, and how big I feel when I see the view from the top of a hill.

I love exploring new places. I love seeing small changes on familiar routes: this flower is blooming, that person finished building her porch, the corn is finally high enough to pee in.

I love training hard. But, which might be important for you, I also love thoughtfully giving myself permission to slack off, and the way running lets me go deep enough into my own body and head that I can be confident about giving myself that permission.


You still working with a coach? What does he say?


And, where's everyone else in this thread?