Monday, June 1, 2009

a runner.....not really.

but I want to be healthy and strong to watch my children and grandchildren grow and grow.
Oh, and I also sort of need to work off all the ice cream I eat.
So I semi-torture myself with running.
And somehow when the run is over I am always glad I did it.
It feels good to know I can go further than I thought I could.
I did this little 10k run this weekend.

The trail was so beautiful and green and well..... kind of pretty hard.
It went up and up the canyon
and then went back down but the down still seemed like up sometimes.
How does that happen??
I'm not sure how this is rewarding when all is said and done.
But I guess it is.
Because there are more runs to come this summer.

4 comments:

Heather said...

I am very impressed. I often think I would like to try to be a runner, but I never can take the semi-torture very long. Maybe if I tried such awesome scenery I would do better. So are you and the rest of the hottie trotties still thinking about the Wasatch Back?

Audrey said...

I read the "race description" on the website again and it said it was a "very easy course"....apparently we were on the wrong course. Because, like you, the course I ran seemed be be uphill most of the way.

Danielle said...

I am so impressed! I am a reluctant runner myself, but I'm always glad afterward. I'm not sure if its because I feel so good, or because its over for another day.

Angie H. said...

Monica their is no such thing as a LITTLE 10k... you go girl. I a very impressed, I HATE running. I do know the feeling once it is over it does feel great!