Running Wogging & the Glass Half Full

  Shiprock Marathon Report   So remember Shiprock last year? Hot and bare The beauty of a culture Seeing mile upon mile The quiet calm Waiting The first time mileage scared me Read that report here   When this year's race popped up as a black Friday discount- I hit send And entered the full But 20 weeks later Found myself reconsidering that impulse buy, and exchanged it for the 1/2   Glad I did --------------------------------   This year I knew where to go for packet pick-up But hitched a ride offered by Violinrunning   This year  I remembered to take a pic of the bloodsausage stand   She and I had a good laugh When she said: "It's probably the best bloodsausage from the back of a blue Taurus you'll ever have" Too bad we didn't get any,  On account of:  Her being vegetarian,  And Me being... Well... Chicken.      ...

Eeek!  It's marathon week- The past few days had me scavenger hunting running gear-  Loads upon loads of laundry in and out of the washer,  Just to find my favorite shirt-  Drawer digging to find the urban halo headband I'd gotten from violin running-  That for some reason, my mind labled 'special' and tucked away, never to be seen again I say it's marathon week, because in my mind- it is-  I signed up for it in December on Black Friday-  Yep Impulse buy Crazy how that happens And while training had a few bright spots- And a few courageous long runs The mileage under my belt was less than stellar  Where did that 20 weeks go?  Panic-  Sooooo I emailed the shiprock race director,  And got myself a half off deal- Half marathon it is! My excitement is returning I got butterflies before a run the other day for the first time in a looooong time It's a good thing My goal is to finish before they do awards  At 11 I'll keep you posted (...