And the Beat Goes On...

Been a bit o' time since my last post and with time comes change.



I ran into the above Brooks shoes video and just felt it hit the nail on the head in regards to my life. You run, things change, you continue to run, things change, just keep on running!

Well about a month back I finally had to make a Big decision. Should I run Big Sur, or not run Big Sur. Unfortunately I had about two months left til the starting gun went off. And yes, I was still sick with my upper respiratory tract infection and the lower back issues were slowly, very slowly getting better. Then add the fact that I hadn't completed 16 miles at that time. And I ran a 10K in a coughing hacking condition and was not thrilled at running it 4 minutes slower than the previous years' attempt. I finally had to ask myself, will it be worth it to cram in as much running as you can in two months and then possibly show up to Big Sur's hilly course not in top form. After much, and I do mean much debate with myself and family I made a decision.

Running is something I tremendously enjoy. Sure there are days when I don't want to run or look at my Garmin and think, god, what an awful pace. But more times than not, running represents freedom, happiness and joy to this runner. So I decided back in March that pushing myself to run at Big Sur wasn't going to make me happy and it would go against what running represents to me. So as the Big Sur clock ticks on the right I'll think about next year.

So where do we go from here? I am kind of at a gray area right now in regards to running because I have no races on the horizon. My wife and I just learned that the military will be moving us soon so I am trying to get an idea of where I'll be, what races will be available, etc., etc. As much as I've NOT liked Arizona (dry, hot, brown, dusty, windy) we will be headed to Ohio which unfortunately I am not at all thrilled about. So stick around and see what is coming up on the horizon. And the beat goes. Keep smilin and keep running.

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