Last Sunday found A and I following a friend on Facebook who
was running the Maui Oceanfront Marathon.
She posted a picture of herself giving the thumbs up at the halfway mark,
and A shook his head, bemused. “We are
such different runners than M.”
It’s true, we would never burn precious minutes taking
photos on the course, much less posting race updates in real time on Facebook. I don’t even run with a phone because I don’t
want to be weighed down. But even though
her time was slow and the weather was hot and humid, M seemed so happy to be running in a way that I haven’t been in a very long time.
During our long runs, A has taken to reminding me (and
himself as well) that we are choosing to do this, that running is supposed to be something
we enjoy. I’ve forgotten that
running isn’t work – it’s play. So, on
my next long run my focus will be on being playful and light.
Who knows, maybe I’ll stop to blog at the
halfway point, just for the heck of it.
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