Run Around

I haven’t done a running update recently, at least not since the successful half-marathons. Let’s just say, I love running in the summer, and I love running when I am not training for anything.

As for summer, yes, it’s hot and yes, this means I arise super early to knock out a run before the heat gets too out of control. But that’s ok because that means I run almost every day and gosh, does that ever feel good!

As for not training, I’ve had many conversations with many people about this. Many runners I know thrive on having that “goal” in front of them – a new PR in some race or another, a half-marathon, a marathon. They like the carrot that awaits them after weeks of training. I simply don’t need that. I like to run to get outside, to move my limbs, to clear my head, and for any number of other reasons.

Sometimes the reason is simply to see the sites in my little town. On my morning run, I regularly go by a house that is a bit… creepy. It sits low to the ground, as if there is no basement; the lawn us overgrown, though occasionally cut; there is sometimes a trailer, loaded with debris, that is eventually hauled away; seldom are there any lights on. Really, I don’t see many signs of life. But then this morning – there were more than a dozen trash bags on the curb, all ready for pick up tomorrow. What? I spent the next mile on creating the story that goes along with all of that and wondering what was in the trash bags (I’m seriously wondering if there wasn’t a hoarder in the house at some point?).

The mile after that, I started the naming process for my new Mini. I think I have a name picked out, but I have to be properly introduced to know if it fits. (If it does, trust me, you’ll know it soon as well.)

The last two miles were a cacophony of thoughts that had resolved into beautiful quietness by the time I reached my driveway.

So yes, I continue to run and love every minute of not having a carrot, other than my driveway, at the end.