The Run Within
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"I awaken to the world’s turn, the world’s run.
The day before me lies bare outside my window, there for the running.
There may be dew on the ground, there may be snow, there may be
rain, or the ground may be dry. But I will find the trail, the
path, the track or the road because none will come to me. To begin,
I pain myself in routine stretch, where hamstring sting momentarily
interrupts the butterflies in my helpless gut. I crave a run’s
symphony: the whispered breeze a quick sprint brings, gravel or
leaves crunching beneath striding feet, the dance-like tap of
toes on concrete or track where hurdles and milestones are systematically
conquered — how they mysteriously fade into dynamic sounds
within: the heart’s rhythmic pound, the echo of cadenced
breathing. I define distance using lines — lane lines, start
and finish lines, the lines of roads and sidewalks and of beautiful
horizon — how they blur while I methodically stride out
and how they sharpen again when moist eyes blink hard near a run's
culmination. I confront unforgiving hills with vigor, and I embrace
the inevitable exhaustion that follows. And before I outrun either
time or opponent or the world’s turn, I remember that running
smart supersedes running hard. I awaken to my own path: the path
that allows burning feet to lay tracks. A path to one more hill.
One more mile. One second faster. I awaken to the run outside,
and each day I live The Run Within."
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