"And the world spins madly on."
It's Monday morning at 6:53am. I have been up since 5:52 with our puppy who has more energy than a 3 year old at a birthday party. I am enjoying my second cup of coffee while also making sure that she doesn't eat the legs of the dining room table or an entire roll of toilet paper. A week ago, yesterday, I ran my marathon PR at the
Mohawk Hudson marathon in Albany, NY. It was a freakin' incredible day. But since then, not much has changed. My "to-do" list for last week looked something like this:
- take Rosie to the doctor for new allergy meds
- grocery shop
- prep for board meeting at school
- prep for away XC meet on Tuesday
- get car washed and serviced
- pick up a new trash can at the hardware store
- refill ink cartridges at Costco
- cancel gym membership
- call plumber
I know, super exciting, right? Some people cook, some paint, some watch football. Me? I run. It's not on my "to-do" list. It's just a given. And, if I didn't do it, I can only guess how painfully tedious these tasks might feel as I trudged through them each week. I haven't run at all since the marathon. One week off sounds minimal if you're not a runner, but to me it's huge. When I'm training, particularly for a marathon, I can be out on the road for up to 3 hours a day. Tack on some time to cool down, shower and eat a meal and there is not much time left to get stuff done before I have to head off to my job. Last week I had
a lot of extra time to do all the other things on my list. And due to my lasting elation from my race, when I woke up on Monday morning, I was borderline thrilled to get crackin'. I floated through that grocery store like a superhero on a mission. I high-fived the guys at the car wash before I went through. I chatted with Mike down at the hardware store for a solid 10 minutes about nothing in particular before I headed out with my new trash can which I was stupidly excited about. When I race, life doesn't change much. But do I change? You bet I do. I tend to feel stronger, happier, more alive, more badass and more ready to deal with anything; even if it's calling the plumber. If this isn't reason to keep at it, I don't know what is. My life as a mom/wife/coach is great. Running makes it better. Racing makes it awesome. Enough said.
Listen to this:
Heavy Metal Heart - Sky Ferreira
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