"Do not read before bed!"
2 days. 4+ inches of rain. Zero running. I was poised to sit and blog a sad tale of the girl who's training log developed awful blank splotches and was distracted when my eyes settled on the day's mail. I walked over, thumbed through until Kara Goucher's shiney running pose stared back at me. Yesssssssssss! I didn't get the chance to pour over it right then, as my maternal responsibilities took priority, but after the chittlin's were tucked into bed, everything cleaned up, and realization that Grey's was a rerun, i grabbed RW and got to business.
Fast forward an hour or so and its all I can do not to lace up and head out, thunderous rain and all! Wow! Seriously, so many people from the mag, and my running bloggers inspire me everyday! The odds beaten, the injuries overcome, the passions found. The dedication to training, the sacrifices made, the battles won. Now I'm just an average girl who happens to get her kicks from this sport, but I can't help but be amazed at sharing the road with so many heroes. People who didn't let car accidents or handicaps hold them back from not just participating in local races, but rocking marathons!
How in heavens could i even think about bailing from a run then? Letting little bumps in the road hold me back? A little discomfort, a bit of bad weather. Consider me put in my place :) I just wanted to thank everyone who gets out there and gets it done- cuz it drives me to do the same!
And I had the sweetest most wonderful dream of qualifying for Boston last night, lol. I did NOT want to wake up! Seeing that dream into reality is going to take a LOT of work and quite a bit of time, but where things stand right now, the only thing that would hold me back is myself.
So, sun's out, did an easy 4 this morning, picked up my packet for the 10k tomorrow (trophy for ugliest race shirt goes to...), and when I get back from that, I can finally register for Disney! Good luck to everyone this weekend!
Oh, and the two days of endless rain wasn't a complete loss, I finally got my kitchen painted :)
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