This morning was glorious. It was cool and sunny and very Friday. I was just supposed to do a mid-length segment today in dread of tomorrow’s weekly LONG grueling run, when I usually contemplate “what was I thinking?” But today was different. I had fresh legs from my running sabbath yesterday, the light breeze made it feel like I was running in air conditioning, and it appeared that all of creation – flowers, trees and sky – were competing for beauty. I ran past the retention pond, past the high school, and past the commuters at the train station. I ran. And I enjoyed it. When I reached the spot on the trail alongside the railroad tracks where I was supposed to turn around, I pulled a Forrest Gump and kept on running. I ran past the College Avenue train station, past Wheaton College, through downtown Wheaton, past the Wheaton train station, the apartment buildings, parking garage, and THEN I turned around.
When I got home, I marked down my long run for today. Sometimes you just gotta run.
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