Wednesday, May 15th
I started out
running today like a rusted up 1907 Model T that’d been stored in a freezer
chamber for fifty years. And that’s not good, in case you’re wondering. But I
warmed up… so much I had to put my fleece over shirt around my waist. That’s the
first time I’ve just worn a t-shirt in Inspire Halton. Once I arrived at CTK, things went well. Jennifer, Peggy (members of the Georgetown Hospital Foundation) and
Harvey the Iguana showed up. It was fantastic seeing people’s faces while the
hospital’s giant, green mascot shocked them. I can’t figure the people who
forcefully ignored him as they tried to run away in fear of their lives.
Running back started out fabulously.
I dropped into GDHS, got my picture taken with some Inspirees and ran out into
the middle of one of the busiest roads in town to rescue a recycling box. But,
though the weather was beautiful, things got tough. The wind was so vicious it
felt like a hand was pressing me back, like it was telling me, “if you really
want to finish this run, you’re gonna have to earn it”. I did. Man, I was tired
getting back. Still, more people called me out and recognised me running today
than any other. Hard but worthwhile.
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