Run Forest Run!

I have 2 friends that are runners..I mean REAL runners...Iron Man Runners!! Kate (Parker)and Beth (Stafford) are awesome! I am NOT a runner. I have tried it, i feel like i gave it a fair shot. When i was in high school and involved in sports, i would run up and down my neighborhood a little but really only made it to the front lake before i pooped out and walked home. Then in college when my parents moved houses, i would run up and down this busy street but again pooped out very quickly. I would just get so bored! I tried music, running with friends, praying, but would just get so bored. People used to tell me "go run and clear your head" and i never understood how running cleared my head because my thoughts while running were more like this "I would rather be dead, this is horrible, why do people do this for fun?". hahaha. Well, this morning, i woke up early (okay not REAL early) and just had the urge to go running. I got my ipod, my phone (in case of an emergency....like passing out from not running in 4 years) and headed out the door. Noah stayed at my mom's house again last night so i didn't have to get back in a hurry. It's a good thing too because once i started running i just couldn't stop...i ran my entire neighborhood 2 1/2 times!! I probably could have made it the full 3rd time but this little annoying dog came running out of someones yard right over to me and was jumping all over me, scratching my arms....kind of broke my mood. The run was great though, and i actually cleared my head!!!

One of my good friends, Josh, has been encouraging me to get out and run. He and his wife, Allison just had their first baby and the whole time Allison was pregnant we had big plans to excersice all the time but it never really happened. Well, recently Josh and Allison moved (they used to live less than a mile from us) and we don't see them as much as we used to. At one part while I was running I actually had the thought that I had to tell Josh I was running because he would be so proud. After i stopped running i started walking to cool down a bit and low and behold Josh comes up the street in his truck that I am walking down. What are the chances?? I mean at this point it is like 8:30am. crazy!

So Kate and Beth...watch out.....i just might be on to something..... :)

Okay, now I need a nap!