15-05-2018, 04:17 AM
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Re: Post your daily exercise routine
Alrighty.
Two things will inspire one to burst into seven miles of near sprinting:
1. Sitting all day in a car.
2. Being chased by a bear.
Thankfully the Ursidae were nowhere to be found, but all that driving - whew! I just about needed the Jaws of Life to wrench me out of the car after 950 miles, and after a list of errands as long as most children's Christmas lists, I was laced up and read to go at noon.
Even though the rumbling skies didn't settle down until near sunset, I was not going to be dissuaded and spent most of the afternoon pressing my nose against the windows, stretching, looking up to the sky, and checking the radar for the first chance to bolt (bad pun).
At exactly five o'clock I was on the trail savoring the earthy, grassy aromas and the sweet pungent scent of jasmine and honeysuckle. Gosh it felt good to run, and on one of those rare days in which absolutely nothing ached, hurt, or fussed, I opened my stride and ran like a kid Boy...did it feel great!
Thanks to endorphins, or perspective, I had this overwhelming sense of gratitude to still be moving on this planet.
And that is when it happened - as it so often does:
I tripped.
I didn't fall, but in front of a a half dozen young softball players, I stumbled, and in trying to regain my balance, flailed my arms about like a windmill, staggered and teetered on the edge of complete humiliation.
After what felt like twenty minutes and what felt like a half mile, I finally recovered, moving right along like a pro
...never, ever looking back at those teenagers who were probably staring slack-jawed and giggling.
Well, now they have a story to tell...
and I have told mine.
Seven miles and a healthy dose of ego adjustment. Life is good
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