"...Don't Ignore That Inner Voice...."

...It Might Have Something Important To Say...

...LISTEN...

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A bit of time has been taken to get over

running a marathon almost 6 months ago...

...almost too much time...

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...so much time that registration for

that very marathon has begun once again.

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Where did all that time go? I promised

myself this time that I would remain focused...

  my attention would not turn to digging in the

garden or working on art projects...I would

continue my training through winter and

work on a faster finish time...

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...but those last 18 miles of the 2014 St. George

Marathon changed my enthusiasm...the sour

stomach and digestive cramps that came on

after mile 8, were something I had

never experienced in all the

months of training...I never thought I would be

facing something like that during the actual race...

I had to shut it all out and try to ignore it...run

through it and just focus on the finish line...my stomach

took me away from taking in all the beautiful

scenery and ambiance of this beautiful race...

It was not fun.

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...crossing the finish line, my race experience

woes cast everything in a different light.

My usual sunshine I find at the finish line

 was now covered by a little black cloud. 

 ...the magical beauty of

this race I had experienced in the 4 prior

I had run, seemed to fade...I just wanted to

find the car and head home...the 5 hour drive

back across the desert gave me time to think...

...maybe a year off would be a good thing...

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...I was content with my decision...riding my

mountain bike and focusing on other things, no plan

to run the marathon this fall...

...but maybe I should just check in on the registration

website to see what it looks like this year...the

wonderful candid photos from last year's race flashing

in and out..."Wouldn't that be something to be in one

of those select few photos?"...I've always

wishfully thought how neat that would be to be in

one of those special photos...since 2006.

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Of the thousands and thousands of runners, and

the thousands of photos snapped during the race,

what is the likelihood of that?!?..

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"If a picture of me pops

up, I can't opt out...I have to sign up 

for this year's race!" I thought to myself...

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...and no sooner did I say those exact words...

 

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...my photo wish was granted!!

 

Happy Running!!