Prompt: Tell us about how you’ve been running along in 2013
and the race(s) you intend to run in 2014. These can be literal races or just
the road of life. What did you path look like this year, and are you choosing
the same for 2014?
My literal race was incredible. A (mostly) flat course with
beautiful scenery. The entire time was filled with relaxing, would-be-friends,
and only a little worry about my ankle. At the end was a great party and a nap. My Life Race was very different… full of
ups-and-downs, the view really sucked sometimes. There was a LOT of stressors,
the loss and gain of some friends, and the occasional worry about my health.
But at the end, there will be a great party, and then I’ll get a ton of sleep
(I hope… but my cats have other plans…).
I keep going back and forth about whether or not I want to
continue in competitive running. Although I’m quite slow and not really
competing for any sort of place, I enjoy not coming in last place. Some days I’m
not even sure if running for exercise is something I can maintain. But then I
tie my laces a little tighter, turn up “Mr. Blue Sky”, and take a breath before
putting my feet over another mile. That’s how I approach most days, too.
Sometimes it really is just Too Much, but I can usually fake it a little and
jam through another day.
That all being said… 2014 is proving hard for me to predict.
I already have plans into April. I will have a new nephew to visit a lot. I
have a growing career that will (hopefully) still involve quite a bit of
travel. I hope we get to follow-through on our (very) tentative trip to Paris. And
the hubster and I may, or may not, be able to take the first steps towards home
ownership. But 2013 was such a… wreckage that I am actually glad that 2014 is
such a blank canvas. I hope my race in 2014 is more like a minimalist painting.
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