Earlier this week my mom asked me if I could help her pick
out a monument for my father’s grave. It has been a number of years since his
passing but has been a task proven to be difficult to do. How do you find a
giant slab of stone which conveys to onlookers the type of person who rests
there? How do you select a stone knowing that it too will one day be yours? It
was tough on my mom as this was the one final step in closure. How appropriate
for it to rain hard all day long, like tears from heaven. We managed to pick
out the perfect stone with little touches that will tell a beautiful story for
future generations and shows the love my parents had for each other.
After this, combined with dearest and nearest friends moving
away, nothing felt better than escaping into a run. My body is so sore from a
90 minute weight session yesterday but I really felt like I needed the
distraction. It took little effort to ease into a comfortable pace and
immediately nothing mattered. No looking at time, no increasing speed, no
worries at all. My legs felt great, my breathing was bang on and just short of an
hour I knew that I got what I needed. After, I spent a good 30 minutes on weights
and took my time stretching before heading home.
I just finished a chapter from my book on the mental
benefits of running. While non-runners may roll their eyes at a lot of what is
said, I firmly believe running is an outlet to help me manage a lot of the challenges
life throws at me. There are occasions healing can take a long time, and
running is reminder of how strong and powerful I am, and that I can overcome
it.
While everyday can’t be the super awesome major big smiling
days I’d like, it’s comforting to know there are moments in every day where I’m
filled with sunshine.
Today's distance: 11.08
Today's time: 58:22.28
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