My old frienemy.... we meet again! The weekend is quickly approaching and I am prepared for each and every grueling mile of your torture. While I am thoroughly aware the damage you are about to unleash on my body will far exceed the pain you have caused in the past, you should know that never before have I been more proud to conquer you. And I WILL conquer you! For the past twenty weeks I have strictly followed a training regime requiring me to regularly wake by 5am and often 4:30am. All the while, maintaining enough energy to fully devote myself to bring smiles to the faces of my little loves each day. For twenty weeks you have robbed me of Friday nights with my husband so the rhythmic beating of my feet could wake the sun each Saturday morning. For a couple of weeks your training brought consistent anguish to my knee forcing me to use my days off as days to strengthen other muscles. I worried you had gotten the better of me and this long awaited day would arrive with tears of sadness while sitting on the sidelines. With gritted teeth, I fought through the pain and pressed on to better days.
The light at the end of the tunnel is faint but growing daily. On Sunday the rays will burst through as I cross the finish line. The smiling faces of my family greeting me with cheers. They have sacrificed as well and maintained constant support on this journey. I will be cheering right along with them knowing I never could have done it without them by my side.
And still, I must give you thanks. Thank you for giving me something to own, something just for me! Thank you for encouraging me to roll out of bed in the morning so I could witness skies painted all the shades of the rainbow. Thank you for helping kick my butt in gear! Thank you for the opportunity to explore many a street in Las Vegas. Thank you for my first coyote spotting and subsequently an education on what to do if they attack. Thank you for the quiet, so I could hear the thoughts in my head. These days that kind of peacefulness can be very hard to come by, as any mom knows. Thank you for the time to reflect on how blessed I am to be exactly where I am in life.
So while I despise you for the fury you will soon unleash, the joy of conquering you and the training miles that comes along with it is sure to have me back for more.
See you Sunday,
A Runner!
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