Anyway, I got home at 4:30 (a record) and it was still light out. I was in a foul mood and knew I needed to get some exercise. So I put on my running shoes and headed out the door.
Here's the thing. You can not feel bad when you're running! Ok. Let me rephrase that. You can definitely feel physical pain, and like you want to curl up in a ball and have someone carry you home. What you can't feel is grumpy. There are no foul moods in running! The adrenaline and distraction caused by the heavy breathing and left over muscle soreness from the body pump class you overdid on Saturday get your mind off the foulness at the beginning. And then you feel like such a badass, it's like "Hey, shitty day. You ain't got nothing on me. I'm running a FOURTEEN MINUTE MILE!!!" Wait. Did I just say that out loud?
More important than the running, though, are the running friends I've made since I started running in March of 2010. They are broken down into two amazing groups.
Group 1: The Maya Angelou Academy Running Club -- Matt, Julie, Chelsea, Leah, and occasional other guests
Why they are special:
Group 2: Team In Training -- Coach John, Coach Kristin, Dania, Mary, Jen, Joe Funk, and more
Why they are special: Well, they have to be special if I get up at 7:00 on Saturday mornings to run for over 3 hours. Seeing their smiling faces, knowing I could be wrapped up in Dania's ridiculously warm parka, and hearing their inspirational words got me through some cold, long, tough runs. And we run for a cause -- finding a cure for blood cancers.
Today I am grateful for running and for the community that comes with it. I haven't found my running community out in Denver yet, so please know that you guys are logging loads of imaginary miles around the lake for now.
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