Race Commitment

I'm putting here to make it official. I've committed to the 13.1 marathon - New York City - Team World Vision on Saturday April 3, 2010.

Reasons for committing:

• Motivation to get off my sorry ass and get back on the pavement on a regular basis
• Someone asked me to

Doesn't take much I guess. Hopefully this will finally pull me out of my rediculously long slump.

It's 5 months out but I'm going to start a plan now so that I can get a schedule going. When I have a schedule and a goal I have a better chance of following through.

It's funny how when I was running 40 miles or so a week I couldn't bare to not run a day and would rearrange my schedule to make time for it. Now I make every excuse in the book not to run - so sad!

where to start

My job has seriously messed up my life outside work. I haven't been running, I haven't been socializing, I haven't been doing anything in ages. I even forget best friends birthdays!

When I am home I'm exhausted and don't want to do anything. I used to wake up so early during the week and weekends, now I am sleeping in and weekends I barely get out of bed!

I'm in the biggest slump ever I guess. Hopefully it should change soon. There are some changes at work that might give me some relief. The coming month should show me if that's the case.

I'm also going to the doctor to get some blood work done next week. I'm assuming the stress of work has impacted my health but I want to be sure. I've been exhausted since April and my immune system has been so bad. I catch everything and each time I catch one of Avery's colds she's fine in a few days and I'm wrecked for 2 weeks.

Well enough of me complaining. I guess I just feel like explaining why I've been MIA for so long. While I hope to try and get online more and out running more I'm not promising anything.

I miss all my friends if you are out there reading.

In Honor of Voodoo

I am dedicating this post to Voodoo. Lori posted a great running poem that I will keep. Each time I read it I will remember Joe fondly:

You’re wide awake in stillness
Pulling laces in the dark
Your aging tendons stretch and strain
To stir the inner spark
You run to greet the morning light
Once more you climb that hill
Your heart responds with warming grace
Your lungs embrace the chill
The radiance of the rising sun
The sweetness of the day
Embrace you like your mother’s voice
The world just falls away

From road to ridge and trails beyond
You trust your inner guide
You find the rhythm to the run
And open up your stride
You glide and roam the gentle trails
Like water over stone
Your body sings a melody
It echoes through your bones
The course descends into the glen
The way it winds and weaves
Your footsteps softly fall upon
Wet musty Autumn leaves

God bless the runner
And God bless the word
The word is flesh in motion
Everywhere it’s heard
God bless the runner
And God bless the word
A meadow lies beyond the trees
Beneath a cloudless sky
Tall grasses rustle in the breeze
You ride the runner’s high
You push yourself until you feel
That old familiar burn
Relax into a gentle pace
Before the final turn
And when you reach that resting place
You’ll stand profoundly spent
You’ll dig your feet into the earth
Your soul will rest content

God bless the runner…

And again

OK, I ran again and I'd love to take about my beautiful weekend and my great run this morning but I have no time. Hopefully soon.