90 Miles
Today was the last mile of my daily winter warrior challenge of running at least one outdoor mile every day. Sometimes, a lot of the time actually, I ran with at least one friend, conversation making some of those colder and darker runs seem to fly by. And sometimes, I ran alone, enjoying the quiet but usually on the days I run alone, I think. I think about everything from my to do lists to grocery lists to the workouts coming up to organizing the kids and work. My brain stays busy focusing on all the other areas of my life while I mindlessly breathe and place one foot in front of the other. Today, being the last official day of my personal challenge, I wanted to run alone. I wanted to do something today with this 90th mile that I rarely do. I wanted to intentionally stop thinking and be. I wanted to savor every step of this last mile. I wanted to not reflect on anything or make any lists. This was harder than I thoug...