Keeping Pace

Keeping Pace

Archives for May 2007

He’s STARING at me

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I can feel him staring hard at my back. He’s waiting with anticipation – of what, I cannot be sure. I know he is there, but I refuse to turn around and return the stare, let alone a glance. He lets on his frustration with a whine now and again. I actually find that cute in a strange way.

Almost as soon as I wrote that last thought, he changed his tune. It’s funny how the males are like that; it must be the testosterone. Now he is deadly quiet. I am sure that he is still there, but I think he must be looking the other way. I still refuse to look.

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Dreams

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BoBo has an assignment to create a “Dream Book,” or a portfolio, filled with anything that inspires them in life to be successful and do the right thing.

I wrote the teacher to get clarification on the assignment. The teacher wrote back with details. The “Dream Book” can include anything they want because it is *their* Dream Book. BoBo should include pictures of their family because these should inspire him. He should also include awards, and pictures of things that he might want to be in life.

The basis of this assignment is to create a book that the students can open up each day, or when they are down, for inspiration to keep following their dreams and stay in a positive.

Following the teacher’s explanation, I wrote out the following on my dreams (which do extend beyond my running goals):

I have a dream to one day have grown children that are happy and healthy, successful by their own definition and in their own minds, and generally “good” people. I have a dream to grow old enough to see them experiencing the parts of life that I am lucky enough to enjoy – raising my children, teaching them to do things, watching them play, and even taking up personal hobbies that round out our lives.

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Oopsie daisy

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I re-laced my new running shoes in preparation for today’s run. I’ve been spending a little too much time baby-ing my left shin. It took a while to get things just right. First, the metatarsal pads where too far back. Next, the left insole felt tilted off to the left. Finally, the laces were tighter in one shoe than the other. I hate having to work to get things just right, but my feet demand the obsessive behavior – so I comply.

I didn’t check my training calendar. I was going by memory. If my memory served me correctly, today’s run was the faster of the weekday runs. I was to run 5 miles at 8:30-8:45/mile pace.

During the run, I pushed to maintain the required pace when I was running into the headwind. With the wind at my back, the run seemed easy; I had to consciously back off to avoid running too fast. I was worn ragged by the time I hit mile 5.

I wondered if the soreness was more because of the wind or because of the circuit training class that I tried out yesterday. I am sure that neither helped me today, but both will be beneficial if I stick with it.

Back at the office, I logged my run and, later, looked ahead to verify the distance and pace for tomorrow’s run. Coach noted a 4 mile run at 8:15-8:30/mile pace. I was a little puzzled by this, as I remember only having one run that was at a quicker pace. As a rule, my quicker day is usually on Wednesdays. But this week was different because of Quicksilver. I clicked into the details for today’s 5 mile run to find that I ran too fast. Oopsie daisy.

*sheepish grin*
Sorry Coach.

My new masthead (blog banner) is coming soon.

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Runner Susan at Sumy Designs has sent me the proof and it looks great. I am so excited.

A few of my friends noted how much they loved the masthead that I have of Catalina Island. It is, after all, from the trip that Tom treated me to for my 40th Birthday. The trip will not be forgotten. I don’t need the masthead to remind me.

If you were even considering making a change to your blog, I would urge you to check out Sumy Designs. Working with Runner Susan was easy; she makes the process of parting you’re your old masthead a painless one.

We started the process with Susan asking me a few questions. Next, I sent some pictures, and told her my favorite colors. I also told her that I wanted my masthead to convey the message that it is about The Journey.

I think that you will be pleased with the change, as I am.

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Self examination

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The Stages of death:
* Shock and numbness
* Yearning and searching
* Disorganization and despair
* Reorganization

…have been studied and disputed. The process, or reaction, is not as defined as they once had thought. It is individual. That’s no surprise to me.

As the days and now months pass, I notice subtle changes. Rather than moving through them, I find a part of me in all of the stages.

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