Observations.

Oh, thank God for a really good run today!

Friday update: I let the run come to me today. Basked in the sun, took in everything around me. What is it that makes one run so different from another?



There was so much to observe, and the distractions always help. It was also uplifting to feel GOOD while I ran. My breathing was easy, my stride fell into place. A few times I was surprised to find my pace increasing without consciously trying to speed up.

A few thoughts:

The waves again pounding up onto the pier... I wonder if the people standing on the end, gazing out at the Big Lake feel as exhilerated as I do when I round the corner? The same guy attempting to surf on the choppy rollers today... does he recognize me when I wave? The one-legged man spoke to me today! I think he said, "How are you today?" but my music drowned him out and I briefly regretted this. The Coast Guard boat heading out onto the Lake on my way out, and escorting a freighter loaded with sand or gravel on my return trip. The man standing on the bow of the freighter returned my wave. What a life that must be. Brown and crispy leaves skittering across the road like small animals. The sun settled resolutely in it's southern winter place in the sky... the shadows have shifted.

It was so GOOD to have a good run. Can you tell?

If I took anything away from all the rhetoric at work yesterday, it was the idea that we each place our "thumbprint" on each other from the moment we meet in passing... today, my smile and greeting were returned more often than not. Some days it's difficult to find eye contact from anyone else along the way. Today I gave and found positivity to my fellow boardwalkers, runners, bikers and boaters. It's a sunny day, in more ways than one!

One more week until the Race for the Cure 5K... this will by my sixth year in a row, competing in the 5K race after working all night. It's an incredible race, and a cause for which I am also passionate! You can visit my Race Center HERE. Thanks for your support, everyone!