Patience; the new endurance sport.

I'm compensating slow running with more miles. Also I've been splitting up the running, like 6 in the early morning, and 2 in the evening.  I love getting to be outside twice a day and having an excuse to run 2 'slower' miles with kids.

Ran into my neighbor on the trail this morning. She's been away for two weeks starring in a play up in Salt Lake.  The play is about one of the first black Mormon women "I Am Jane"  (about Jane Manning).  We had a really intense conversation about racism, American history, chuch history, Mormonism and feminists. I love that she's back. I missed her. She always tells me her truth, and can handle it when I tell her mine. Then I ran the rest of my miles and marvled at how precious and perfect my trail is on this second official day of summer.  I  say this all the time, I NEVER get tired of the river.  Just last Saturday, Cath said to me "Do you even KNOW how amazing it is that you have the river and this running trail right behind your house?" I told her that if she read my blog she'd know how I feel about the trail behind my house.  It's my portal to becoming one with the Universe.  So yeah, I know how lucky I am.

 My son begrudingly rode his bike along with me. He was in a hurry to get back and play with friends and so kept speeding up the bike and telling me to lift my knees and go faster (it's bad for your shoes Mama, you'll wear them out going that slow, you're dragging your feet).  Thanks for the company son, I love you too.

I had to run afterwork today and I literally thought I would die.  My legs were so beat, and it was so hot.  Not even the tall creepy guy, walking with hunched shoulders, hands in pockets, wearing beige coveralls (in 97 degree heat) and a baseball cap who looked at me with his chin down so as not to appear he was looking at me could creep me out enough to get going any faster. 

Cath & me doing our regular Saturday thing.  We ran up to the other side of town and back down.  We were both super tired, legs dead.  It's always nice though to run with a friend-- we both needed the road therapy.