Run anyway

Today, all the voices were working against me. All the excuses were wailing at me. It's too cold. [It's 59°.] My feet are sore, and my back hurts. [That's almost always true.] I should take a rest day. [Then just run two.] Skip it and run trails later tonight. [Later never comes.] All these voices, I'm proud to say, were shouted down.  I ran anyway. Maybe that ought to be my new motto for the second half of 2010 -- Run Anyway.

This weekend was tough and exhausted me.  I ran and played with my daughter at her school picnic Friday.  We ran/walked through a scavenger hunt, had lunch, and ran/walked on a hike to see a remote control plane demonstration.  I don't think I logged many total miles, but it was a busy day.  Then, on Saturday, I ran a tough trail run with a group of Louisville hashers.  The shiggy was thick, and at times, I ran at a crouch through the underbrush like an honest-to-god harrier.  This was after a day of shopping at our city-wide yard sale.  Finally, on Sunday, I wanted an easy day, but the daughter still managed to run me ragged with adventures, expeditions, and shopping. 

I bought a pair of Vibram Five Fingers Sprints.  I haven't run in them yet -- I'll let you know when I do -- but I have walked quite a bit in them to break them in.  They are very comfortable.  For now, I recommend them.