TIART – A Running Wish

So that’s the theme for this week’s TIART. Let’s see. Funny things, dreams and wishes. They change so fast. A year ago, my dream would have been to just run. Now I’m training (again) for my first marathon.

I’m easy to please when it comes to running. I just want to run. Yesterday I was looking at a map when I realized the city that borders mine is just 7 miles away. My brain started going. I want to run there, eat breakfast and run back.

The breakfast part is important. So many of my plans revolve around eating. That’s a good thing right? Then I started looking at my schedule. I’m thinking the last weekend of December, first weekend of January I’m going to do this run. It’s not a terribly long run, but I’m doing a slow build with my mileage and I don’t want to do anything stupid.

So how does this go to my running wish/dream? Simple. My dream is to be able to pick places on the map and run there. I want to be strong enough to do long runs whenever I want. I want to wake up on a Sunday with a map in hand and hit the door running.

There are tons of races I’d love to do, but so much of running for me is just getting out on the open road and listening to my feet thud on the pavement. Where I end up is where I end up.

I told you I’m easy to please.