Running Commentary

NOTE: This post was written in July 2014. It's been sitting in the drafts folder since then, so today I decided to add a couple of photos  and release this puppy into the cyberworld. It is now September, and all I can say about this post is that nothing it contains has been countermanded by my experiences since I wrote it. I still love my new town! Okay, we're cutting to the chase today. No airy-fairy musings about the meaning or non-meaning of running, no angst over the joys or non-joys of running in an aging body.  This one is just about what I did. What transpired when the rubber was hitting the road. I started out going west on Vineyard, then made a right and headed south on Main. Main Street at 7 am was pretty quiet. It's lined with trees and interesting businesses--cafes, galleries, shops, and (as we say in advertising) more. The air was cool and still, with remnants of fog drifting away overhead. I never knew that coastal fog could reach this far inland, but it ...

NOTE: I started this post weeks ago and forgot to go back in and finish it. I'd can it except I love the images. So here you go! I've been having significant pain in my QL muscle and my hip, but oddly enough, the pain isn't really an issue when I run. I've just taken three days off to try to heal, and have grown increasingly discontented about not running. So this morning I went out to see how it would feel, and it felt okay. I think I felt almost as good as Smilin' Ed! I'm loving exploring my new town. I think I may have landed in Happy Valley.   Whatever the day you catch up with this post, may that day be a happy one!