Brrr …. very cold morning. Got a late start because I slept in nicely. Had been out in the wee hours of the morning toting son home from show upstate. Anticipating the huge storm today and didn’t want him driving. It was very nice that the dogs let me sleep … boys were nowhere to be found.
Headed out with hubby at noon. Planning to run the “Ridge” for 8 miles. Turned out to be nearly 9. Below freezing and with only a bit of wind. My face was freezing but otherwise warmed up after a mile or so.
Was more impressed today that one of the lessons of the JFK 50 mile race is to embrace “Rrunning in the current mile.” The difficulty of actually being able “to see” where you’re path is going (i.e., C&O Canal) coupled with little if any change in incline actually makes the retrospect view of the AT portion of the 50 seem much easier. Of course, they might really have BEEN easier since they were the first 15 miles or so. The latter miles were made harder by the prior ones. Duh.
Makes me know for sure that there is plenty of wisdom in embracing the mile I’m on … whether hilly, uphill or down, whether or not I can see where I’m going (think: flashlight trailing on the AT). When I pray for an “easier” path, a “straighter” one, or even one that I can see “farther” or what’s coming up next, I’m more inclined to consider that that really may not be what’s best for me. And I know that the Lord knows best … even if I don’t get it, understand it, or even embrace it. I am, however, persuaded that that was part of the lesson to be learned.
It’s not enough to think that the easy miles running are really that hard or that the hard miles run are particularly easy. It does cause me to wonder about “embracing the current mile” and what that means.
More food for thought, Lord. Thank You.
