Prickly and Pretty
While yesterday was beyond incredible, today was served up with dark skies and blustery winds. Brrr… It was COLD.
By the time the rain began falling, I was really feeling chilled to the bone. Add an unhappy back to the mix and a 16 mile run feels pretty darn long. Over and over again, I stopped and attempted to relieve the painfully tight right side. I’ve no idea what I did to bring this on.
I did my best to stay positive — noticing the pretty amid the prickly circumstances. I stopped along the way to take pictures and attempt to stretch out my back. And YES, I was posting them to Facebook as I went. Somehow, the connectivity made this run feel less lonely — which is funny after feeling so at peace during the past two 20 milers.
Nearly 3 hours had passed by the time I finished up. Still…I did it.
This photo was taken in a section of the road that runs right beside the freeway. Believe it or not, this is the ugliest part of the run.
Posted by Juls.
Filed under Long Run, Not Quite Daily Photo
Posted on Sat, 10 April 2010 at 10:05 pm
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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.
There’s a lot to be said for just doin it :-) nice pics!!!
12 Apr 10 at 7:04 am #For ugly, that’s beautiful!
12 Apr 10 at 4:57 pm #