I walked, not ran, these two miles, but they took the place of my run today so I'm logging them. I ran 10 miles yesterday, and could have run more this morning, but I couldn't bring myself to commit to run with Kent or Kevin on their long runs this morning. I wasn't sure why.
As I was awaking after sleeping in (no alarm clock this morning) and trying to decide whether to go for a run or not, the thought entered my mind to ask Karen to go for a walk with me. She walks pretty faithfully on the treadmill. I've been trying to convince her how much nicer it is to exercise outside, but she doesn't want to do it alone and is more comfortable in the safety and comfort of our bedroom. To my great pleasure she agreed and we went to Provo Canyon and just walked from the mouth up to a little past Timpanogos Park and back. I enjoyed it very very much. It was windy and chilly at first, but it soon warmed up and we had a great walk together. She even ran a few steps a couple of times. I've always said that the greatest thing that could make running better for me would be to be able to do it with Karen, and maybe one, some or all of our children. That day may never come, but I'm going to at least try to have more days like today. Karen's not a running buddy, but she's my best buddy, and when I'm with her walking is good enough.
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