Running in 2022

After a five-year break from running, I kept saying I’d get back to it hahahahaha oh this is funny, I said I’d get back to it hahahaha really I can’t even finish this sentence, ok wwwwhew…I said I’d get back to it when I have more time.  What a startling discovery:  there will never be more time, it’s a matter of choosing to run over the hundreds of other things vying for my attention.

And I am better for it.  Happy to report I reached my goal of 5 miles a week in 2022.  260+ miles (some weeks I ran more than five).  

As suspected, it did a lot of good for me, mostly mentally but my strong legs are definitely a plus.  If I’m feeling happy, I’m even happier after a run.  If I’m not feeling happy, it turns out one can pound many things into the pavement – anxiety, anger, frustration, grief, disappoint, sadness, depression – they all swirl round and round in the head and as one runs they move down the body and out through the soles of the feet.

They may be waiting for me when I finish running, but I am always a bit better off than I was before the run.

Special thanks to my better half for helping me reach my goal.  He’ll walk through the door and I’ll say, “I just need 30 minutes, keep the little darlings alive” and then I am gone, running like the wind…no, not true…running more like a cool, gentle breeze.

Upon reaching my 2022 goal, I told a friend there would be an increase in 2023.  She said, “Oh, so you’ll do ten miles a week this year?”  I looked at her like she had three heads and then confirmed, “Six” – paused here for dramatic effect – “I’ll run six miles a week this year.”