Feed Dogs and Sleepy Dogs
I stayed up late completing the finishing touches on my Mom’s quilt last night. We are finally celebrating the holidays today so I needed to complete it. The top has been done for weeks, but I hadn’t found the right fabric for the backing and border. Additionally, the feed-dogs of the sewing machine were giving me trouble. As I worked, our dog lay by my side looking pained as he hoped that I would be retiring soon. I finished about midnight and made my way upstairs. I had already set out running clothes for the morning run. I put them on and adjusted the alarm clock 20 minutes later than my previously planned wake up time.
For today’s run, we explored some new territory. I chose the more difficult direction to run this loop in order to avoid coming down a steep single-track. The path taken was a steep climb almost from the start of the run. My legs protested as I ran up the never-ending hill. My breathing was heavy and my body heated up quickly. Mark, Cindy and I were a cheery bunch – talking, groaning, and greeting people along the way. I knew that the GPS had shorted us about ½ a mile as this was a measured path. Still, true to form, I ran two additional laps around the track when we returned to our cars.
Posted by Juls.
Filed under All in the family, Running is everything
Posted on Sun, 26 February 2006 at 5:38 am
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Life is a journey and, for me, running is a huge part of it. Just like a great run, it has easy and tough parts. It is beautiful at times and ugly at others. Hopefully, I will reach the finish feeling good about what I have accomplished and leave a long trail of bread crumbs to show, those that wish to know, where I have been.