"All by myself. Don't wanna be, all by myself, anymore." These lyrics crossed my mind several times as I was running this morning.
I guess I did the unpopular thing this morning by getting up to run on this frosty April morning during spring break. For the first time in a long time not only was I running alone, but I didn't even see another runner or pedestrian along the way. I ran the normal Tuesday hill route up 2000 North. My speed led me to think of my pace as "ultra pace"...not as in "ultra fast", but more as in "so slow that I might actually have a chance of finishing an ultra marathon at that pace." In other words, not a whole lot faster than walking. Like most things in life, if you just show up and get started and keep moving forward you'll eventually get done, even if it takes longer than you hoped. Sometimes that's enough. Two of my favorite talks this past weekend were on diligence and patience. I think those principles apply here.
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