running.

i started running because it was the only time no one could bother me.  true story.  i could leave the cell phone in the house, grab my ipod, and disappear into the streets of charleston for half an hour or so.  i did it one day so i could get away, and the next day so i couldn't be bothered, and then i did it because it felt good.  and then, after much coaxing, i did my first race.  my running partner, amber, had been running for months before she roped me into it.  she told me how much fun races were and that i should try one.

july 4, 2009, was my first 5k.  i haven't looked back.  we had a race on saturday and even though my time wasn't what i wanted it to be, i can tell my endurance is increasing!  what a great feeling of accomplishment when i can run the entire race without stopping.  except for water of course.  i just can't get over the physics of swallowing while bouncing and breathing.  its still a victory as far as i'm concerned.


my motivations have changed a bit.  i love how my legs look better now that i've been running for more than a year.  i love that i have somebody else who will suffer through the miles with me; what a bonding experience, trudging through mud and snow and gravel in all weather conditions.  but days like today, when i don't have a running partner and don't particularly care how great my butt is looking these days, i still turn to running to get away.


i got absorbed into pete yorn and the crunching of the leaves for a few miles and felt so much better about life.    now that i'm not on the road and working weird hours i remember how much i loved running in the first place.  it feels so good to be back.

tuesday afternoons.

taking the week off has been great for my head.  and my running habit.  loving this fall weather, mostly because it's my favorite time of year to run.  recovering from saturday's 'pumpkin run' in milton and getting ready for the 'pumpkins in the park 5k' next saturday.  ready to lace up and throw on longsleeves and shorts, the best combination ever.