Night Run

Tonight I knew I needed to run at least 3 miles.  I told myself no slacking, so no more slacking.  Before I went out the door, I decided to run my 4 mile route instead.  

It might not be the safest thing to do, but when the sun is down and I go for a run, there’s a certain feeling of power.  I felt like I pushed myself a little more (because it’s dark and I need to get home).  It’s a time to end the day the right way.

I also learn to focus a lot more.  When it’s dark (even with the street lights) I can’t always see the sidewalk cracks and such.  I have to make sure I don’t trip.  I definitely thought that I had a higher chance of tripping on the uneven sidewalks, but luckily I didn’t.  

The funniest part of my run was when I was flying down south temple at the end of my run.  The song playing was about to end and I was thinking about how i always like to end on a good song, but I didn’t want to deal with fidgeting with my music and just finishing strong.  I thought to myself, ‘I hope it’s not ‘Trumpets’…..and I bet now that I’ve thought that it’s gonna be that song’.  

The next song was ‘Trumpets’.

I laughed and let it play as I sprinted home.  I ended with an average pace of 8:09 min/mile.

Tonights run let me smile again and just feel the happiness of running.  

God knew that I needed running back in my life.  He also knew that I needed to have a humbling and reflecting break.  My knee made it so I had to stop running, which was really hard.  But I was able to see so many things.  I was able to slow down in life, and I needed that.  I learned that I can’t always run away from things.  I can just enjoy what’s right in front of me.  :)

Runaway Girl