Drive

Tonight, for the first time in about a year, I decided to run around the Arboretum. I remember when 6 miles was no big deal -- last spring and summer I was doing two 6-8 mile runs/week. And then something happened. Right before I went to Maine, my body just said no. No more running. You're not going to do this right now. So I listened. I stopped. I ran like a mile when I was in Maine and then I just really stopped.

Since then, I've dabbled a bit in coming back to running. This Spring I ran with a yoga friend who was pretty out of shape, so we ran slowly and the longest run was 4 miles. When I was at the cabin last week, I ran around the lake a couple of times, which is 3 miles.

Mostly I've been riding my bike and practicing yoga. And that has felt like enough -- sometimes throwing in a little mountain biking.

But tonight, when my daughter asked if we could drive (rather than ride as we usually do) to soccer practice and my son was at a friend's house, I decided to run one of my old loops. And for the most part, it felt good!

This was one of the many songs I enjoyed on Slacker while I ran, and it pretty well captures how I am feeling these days in my life:

Whatever tomorrow brings, I'll be there
With open arms and open eyes, yeah
Whatever tomorrow brings, I'll be there, I'll be there

So if I decide to waiver my chance to be one of the hive
Will I choose water over wine and hold my own and drive, oh oh
It's driven me before, and it seems to be the way
That everyone else gets around
Lately, I'm beginning to find that when I drive myself, my light is found

Whatever tomorrow brings, I'll be there
With open arms and open eyes, yeah
Whatever tomorrow brings, I'll be there, I'll be there

Would you choose water over wine... hold the wheel and drive?

Whatever tomorrow brings, I'll be there
With open arms and open eyes, yeah
Whatever tomorrow brings, I'll be there, I'll be there