Miles This Morning
I walked for miles this morning:
3.4 in the sultry, heavy Florida air.
When I was a runner,
I would cover that distance
In half the time.
When I was a runner,
I wasn’t fast,
But I would pass walkers.
I always said the two things
That could stop my running
Were
Legs and lungs.
(I guess that’s four.)
What did me in, though,
Was
Time and will.
One day there was
Not enough of either.
I walked for miles this morning, though.
Shirt … soaked.
Arms … bubbled with sweat.
My watch, which counts my steps,
Thought I was swimming.
I didn’t run.
I passed nobody.
But I walked for miles this morning.
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As a retired runner
I relate.
Persistence gets you there.
love that the watch thought you were swimming. Great detail.
As a runner with chronic health issues, I understand the feeling of wishing to run but needing to walk. And it’s hard sometimes to do what you can instead of what you want (or what you once could do.) Good for you for walking anyway! You get the health benefit whether you pass anyone or not 🙂
What did me in, though,
Was
Time and will.
One day there was
Not enough of either.
Wow. I love this honest recognition that could be said of so, so many things, running included, of course.