Looking together in the same direction.
Sea otters hold hands while they sleep so they don't drift apart.
Monday, August 31, 2015
Dead Freakin Last (DFL)
This is every competitor's greatest fear. Here are several stories by people who were DFL. Their stories are motivating and emotional.
http://www.runnersworld.com/runners-stories/dead-freakin-lastand-proud-of-it?cid=socMOT_20150830_51544736&adbid=10153003725391987&adbpl=fb&adbpr=9815486986
Sunday, August 30, 2015
Friday, August 28, 2015
Thursday, August 27, 2015
Crossing Paths
I saw this blog on Facebook today and had to share. It is so beautifully written and very true. I have often thought about the things she expresses.
http://www.chronicrunner.com/2015/08/tales-of-longtime-runner-crossing-paths.html
Thinking back, there are many people I have seen regularly that are no longer there, and people whose dogs are no longer with them.
Charleigh (and my dog Sadie before her), and I have made many trail acquaintances. They are part of our lives, of our world. We see them most days, at least in the summer months. That is the wonderful part of having a dog and no fenced yard....we meet such nice people.
There was the red-haired FBI agent in his 50s who ran daily without fail with his border collie, till he wasn't there any more. A job transfer maybe?
There was the pregnant jogger-Mom with a toddler in a stroller, a preschooler on a bike, and a big dog at her side. I do still see her out jogging, but rarely. Her youngest must be in college by now.
There is the elderly man on a bike who shouts out the most delightful "Good Morning" to everyone as he waves and passes by with a huge smile, and the other elderly man with a pair of hiking sticks that he uses like canes as he slowly traverses the trails every day.
There was the dog-whisperer who could see people's auras. She moved away.
Then there is the couple who love Charleigh....he is a Viet Nam Vet and she is rehabbing after two knee replacements.
Another gentleman is disabled and sits in his car in the parking lot at the park listening to ball-games and waiting for his wife to get off work. He throws pennies out of his window because he enjoys watching kids find them.
And Tim, the maintenance/caretaker at the park.
I would miss them if they were not there one day.
As the blog mentioned, I too have wondered " if someday I will be that old woman, so full of life, who someone sees everyday and then suddenly thinks about once I'm gone..."
Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Hill workout day.
I love this quote from a blog I follow:
"When I was a kid, I liked nothing more than to run down a good hill. Remember when you used to do that? Your legs would start going so fast, you weren't sure if the rest of your body could keep up. You couldn't stop...you were already in motion.
The only question was...would you be able to catch up with yourself or would you end up losing your balance and rolling down the hill until things evened out?
Life is motion and sometimes it moves so fast it's hard to keep up. But there is always a leveling out, whether you're able to run the whole way or you find yourself rolling to the bottom. Either way, you usually find yourself lying in the grass, gazing up at the sky, and catching your breath for a moment.
And then you run back up the hill and try again."
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Today is my hill workout day. (6 x 1/4 mile hill repeats). It will be fun, it will be fun, it will be fun.
"The ability to delude yourself may be an important survival tool."--Jane Wagner
It has always worked for me.
"The ability to delude yourself may be an important survival tool."--Jane Wagner
It has always worked for me.
Sunday, August 23, 2015
Friday, August 21, 2015
Funny
A follow-up to yesterday's link on the feelings you'll have during a half marathon. This link is on things you will only understand if you are a runner.
http://www.womenshealthmag.com/fitness/things-runners-do
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