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April 8, 2009
Running Back
I know I've said this before, but I miss running. I've been doing a lot more riding in the last few weeks, and that's been great, but it doesn't replace running. So this morning due to a couple of circumstances, I decided to go for a run. And it was not just a good run, but a great run.
As Bob Dylan sings "You can go back, but not very far", returning to something lost or given up is an old-new experience. What I missed in my running was still there to a large degree, but there are new perspectives on what I remembered, and also new things - some you might call loss, and some real gain.
It's odd, but I almost am glad that I had to largely give up running. I've gained a far deeper appreciation of the sport, I understand my body and myself better, and I've been reunited with my other outdoor passion, cycling. Mind you, I still have pangs of envy when I see other long distance runners out on a Sunday morning. Better to have loved and lost, than never loved at all.
Posted by pgutwin at April 8, 2009 7:28 AM