The Perfect Run

I'm on the eve of my longest run ever.

Sunday's run is 32K, LSD starting at 08:30.

Admittedly, I'm a little nervous (afraid is the fear of the unknown), so nervous is the word I'm using.

The cart is definitely before the horse, I think I have way too much time on my hands today to think about this.

Albeit, doing laundry, cleaning the house and fish tank (yes I have a fish tank with fish.....being a Gemini, the Chinese suggest that keeping fish in the house is relaxing and calming for our twin personalities).

It's raining and cold and crappy out, yes, another perfect day in Ottawa!

My brain is so beat up about running in the cold and wind since beginning our Marathon training in early February, now we are being thrown rain / sleet / more cold our way, IT'S APRIL.....and I'm praying to the running gods that they will deem fit to throw some sun our way for tomorrow's run.

What is throwing the whole scenario off course is that we changed the clocks early this year AND Easter was really early to boot.

Normally by now we haven't even had Easter which by my internal clock is the true start of spring!

I've finally had a chance to catch up on quite a few of the "blogs" out there, and their links.

Marcy had written about "Runner's Wanted" and I of course gave my usual flip answer to her post and didn't think anything more about it until just now. (okay, this is where it becomes convoluted, what else is new, I'm a Gemini!!!).

There was a link to the article in Runner's World about the three Ultra Marathoner's who ran across the Sahara Desert and now they are running across the USofA and are looking for runner's to fill up the their documentary....


Turns out that one of the runner's (Ray Zahab) is from my neck of the woods and I've heard him talk of his adventures....so if you are in the area and can join in on their run across the USofA documentary, you should, it would be an experience of a life time and as I always say, life is about making memories.....(told you this would become convoluted...).

So, I'm now reading RW and I stumble across my favourite runner / author, John Bingham and he is writing about the Perfect Run.

Okay, okay, it took me awhile to get where I was going with this story but hey I'm getting older, I tend to ramble....I'm allowed....

He mentions that the run is an individual pursuit, and just like me he was looking for the joy of searching for the limit, the edge on every run and just like me he wanted more and more and more. Had to go farther, had to go faster, if he / I didn't, he / I was disappointed.

Well now the reality has hit me, that man, I really admire all of you!

All of you marathoners', 10K and 5K runners, all of you Triathletes, all you mom's and dad's and all of us everyday people, out there every day, pounding out the miles.....YOU GUY'S ROCK!!!

Just like John Bingham, I couldn't imagine running 2K in the beginning and tomorrow I'll be running 32K....who would have ever imagined???

Life's fun if you don't weaken,

Enjoy your journey one step at a time.

Lily