I get up before sunrise at least 4 days per week to go for my morning
run. When I lived in New England it was
rare to see the sunrise. This was due in
part to the dense trees along most of my routes. It was also rare because in the far northern
portion of the United States, days are very short in the winter making it rare
to see the sunrise. Since moving to
Arizona, I am treated almost every morning to a sky painted with any number of
beautiful warm colors. Some mornings it
is absolutely breathtaking.
This may seem strange to you but I find that when the skies are painted
so vividly that I realize how intrinsically beautiful nature is and how much it
delights me. I find that I become so
immersed in the beauty that I almost forget the fact that I am running. There is no ache or pain as I travel along. I am truly in the moment. It is at that exact moment that my mind and
body are working together without any effort and I almost feel like I could run
forever.
I want to be able to run forever.
Not in the sense that I want to start running and never stop ala Forrest
Gump. Rather I want to run until the day
I die. I never want to give up the one
thing that I can't go more than a few hours without thinking about. It has become an integral part of who I
am. My runs are solely mine. Friends can run with me but never for me and
that is the uniqueness of my chosen
sport.
Today was one of those special days where the sunrise was awe
inspiring. My run seemed effortless and
I don't remember one step of the journey.
But the sky will be a lasting memory painted in my mind. As Jack Kerouac said, "we lean forward
to the next crazy adventure beneath the skies." I can't wait for the next crazy adventure.
For those of you who are runners and read my musings, what inspires you
to run? Please share it with me.
Jan. 19 – 6.20 miles (57:14, 9:13 pace)
Jan. 20 – 4.10 miles (36:47, 8:58 pace)
Jan. 21 – 5.50 miles (49:47, 9:03 pace)
Jan. 23 – 6.20 miles (59:00, 9:31 pace)
Jan. 24 – 8.20 miles (1:14:53, 9:08 pace)
Jan. 25 – 7.10 miles (1:07:45, 9:33 pace)
Total Miles: 37.2 miles
2015 Total Miles: 149.4 miles
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