For those of you who read my previous "A Little More..." blog you would've read I grew up playing softball as a catcher, playing college ball, etc. The part I left out in that information is, while playing ball, I HATED running! Being the catcher, I wasn't one who A) ran fast or B) liked long distance running. The times our coach would make us run two miles after practice or the mornings we would go to early trainings only to hear we were being timed on our miles invoked wishes and prayers that God would temporarily break my ankle or send me a really bad ankle sprain or pulled muscle, only for that particular point in time, nothing permanent cause I still wanted to play the games I just didn't want to run!!!!!
Well, being out of college for about six years, and done with softball for about five years, I have come full circle and am excited to say I really enjoy running now! Can you believe it?!?! The girl who wished temporary pain upon herself to get out of running actually enjoys it now! I've come to find out running really allows me to open my mind to anything I want to think about. Anything from: "What am I gonna cook for dinner?" "Man, this hill is long!" Singing to my favorite band from my high school year...*NSYNC, etc. Running has become one of my challenges I love to tackle, much like softball was all those years ago!
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I have slowly but surely started the running thing too. Every now and then I need a swift kick in the rear to keep going but it's nice to get out, run, think, sing to a song that my kids did not choose themselves etc. And now I can run 2 miles consecutively (hi, this is a big deal for a big woman), and it's just great!
ReplyDeleteLOVE having you as a running partner by the way :-)
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