
As I was thinking about this new blog on Running, I wondered where to begin. The answer fought its way up from deep in my subconscious: “At the beginning, Grasshopper!”
I thought about that for several moments, and then finally the ancient Latin admonition from the Roman Poet, Horace, drifted into my consciousness: “In medius res, or in English, In the middle of things. So ignore these two paragraphs, and let’s begin.
I am aching from yesterday’s gym workout. This flu is sapping my energy. It can’t be the flu because my doctor says I had the flu shot last fall. Must be some other flu, like STP, or some other three letter designated disease. Anyway, I’m busy thinking up excuses why I can’t run today: I’m still sick; my eye pressure has gone up; got to go to Church this afternoon….
Hold it! I’ve really got to think up excuses why I can run today: I’m feeling better today than I did yesterday; my fever is gone; I feel even better after a run. Don’t go away; I’ll let you know which side won the argument… Continue reading RUNNING, WRITING, AND TRAVELING FOR LIFE