random thoughts on todays run

my run this morning

It's the first run over 10 miles I've done in a while... and it was OK. The time may have been REALLY slow...but I bumped into a friend along the way on his run and we stopped and caught up on our families, running and mutual friends. The time needs to pick up- it was all downhill -but all things considered... I'm just glad to be out there- smoke cleared, cooler weather and my body feeling reasonably good.

Simple things please runners... I ran in a new pair of shorts and they fit perfectly. They've got cool pockets, so you've got someplace to stick your hands when you stop to talk. The basic key pocket, but it's built in to the inseam with spandex to keep the key from bouncing around. They're a very cool, light gray color with yellow, orange strips on the hips... any splash of yellow/orange makes you look a little faster while running. And perhaps best of all, they've got a little zippered pocket at the small of the back- I carried cliff shot cubes and ate one every three miles -but it's plenty big enough for a cell phone or some other silliness. Wish I had ten pair of shorts just like them, I'd wear them everyday! Made by a company named RUN - who knew?

If you click on the sattelite shot of my run, you can clearly see Lake Matthews to the west, Lake Perris and Elsinore to the east and a zillion other points of interest. I didn't run by any of them... but cool to see just the same.

Running... it got me out the door again today... my mind stayed relatively free and clear... if I could send it a thank you note, I would. Just 6 weeks ago I laced up my shoes again and already I'm feeling like it's coming back. This afternoon, resting, not needing to work today, tempted to take a nap, I feel blessed. Blessed to enjoy getting outside and blessed to have the health and desire to pull myself out of bed and do it. Hope there's something you're making time to enjoy. Life can come at us fast and it's good to know that the road, the water, the weights, the whatever it is... are waiting and ready for us to get involved. Go. Do. Be.

blessings

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