black & white.
white - It decided to snow again, just in time for the weekend. I really don't mind snow. Last week I enjoyed it. But if it is snowing, wet and cold, then I would like to at least run with others. Today I had to run by myself because everyone I know was done running by the time I could get out.
During the run, I thought about how big of a wimp I've become. At McGee's on Tuesday, Carol was wondering how I could run with so many layers on. I hate being cold. Therefore, I almost always over dress and get pretty warm. Running through the half inch of snow that was on the ground reminded me of the year I ran the Motorola Marathon in Austin, Texas. The marathon was in February, which meant most of my long runs were done during December and January. I was living in Nebraska!
I pulled out my training journal from that marathon and laughed at some of my entries:
Most things are perception and interpretation.
Black - I caught the end of a biography on Johnny Cash as I was putting on my running clothes. Cash is one of my favorite musicians. My mp3 player commonly has Cash, Willie Nelson, Jack Johnson and Donovan Frankenreiter loaded on it. What does Johnny Cash have to do with running?
His daughter said something similar to this in the show, "He always had his music to work things out." She was talking about how Cash had struggled through his battle with drugs. I may never have had to battle a drug addiction, but we all have our own ways to deal with problems. Johnny Cash had his music. I have running. Sure I enjoy cycling, swimming and other activities, but running is what I do when I need to get away. I guess you could say that I literally run away from my problems.
Here are a couple pictures that summarize my thoughts today. The first one is a picture I took on today's run. The second one is a picture my dad gave me when I was moving back to KY. I'm pretty sure he still has the boots, but I'm not sure where the hat is? You can see on the television that the hat must have been common attire? To bad I didn't wear all black.
During the run, I thought about how big of a wimp I've become. At McGee's on Tuesday, Carol was wondering how I could run with so many layers on. I hate being cold. Therefore, I almost always over dress and get pretty warm. Running through the half inch of snow that was on the ground reminded me of the year I ran the Motorola Marathon in Austin, Texas. The marathon was in February, which meant most of my long runs were done during December and January. I was living in Nebraska!
I pulled out my training journal from that marathon and laughed at some of my entries:
"This week felt off b/c of finals, weather and scooping for Dan. (Dan is a friend that had a snow ploughing biz. In fact, I talked to him the other night and he was ploughing! I was dumb enough to help him out.) My 18 miles was pretty impressive I thought b/c I had to jump over drifts, run on unscooped sidewalks, watch footing on ice and it was freezing cold, yet I only slowed down 10 minutes" (If I remember this snow, we had approximately 16 inches the night before this run) Written: 11/17/00
Most things are perception and interpretation.
Black - I caught the end of a biography on Johnny Cash as I was putting on my running clothes. Cash is one of my favorite musicians. My mp3 player commonly has Cash, Willie Nelson, Jack Johnson and Donovan Frankenreiter loaded on it. What does Johnny Cash have to do with running?
His daughter said something similar to this in the show, "He always had his music to work things out." She was talking about how Cash had struggled through his battle with drugs. I may never have had to battle a drug addiction, but we all have our own ways to deal with problems. Johnny Cash had his music. I have running. Sure I enjoy cycling, swimming and other activities, but running is what I do when I need to get away. I guess you could say that I literally run away from my problems.
Here are a couple pictures that summarize my thoughts today. The first one is a picture I took on today's run. The second one is a picture my dad gave me when I was moving back to KY. I'm pretty sure he still has the boots, but I'm not sure where the hat is? You can see on the television that the hat must have been common attire? To bad I didn't wear all black.
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