I am Karen, I Iive near Calgary, Alberta, Canada. I am a wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt, friend and RN. I love to spend time with my family and friends, go for coffee, hike, snowshoe, travel, decorate my house, play scrabble... but just for me, I run.I started running on June 4, 1997 and since that date I have participated in 6 marathons, about 15 half marathons, and numerous 5 and 10 k's. I am always trying to challenge myself with running and on October 18, 2011 I thought that I should see how many days in a row I could run... that journey continues and so I decided to blog about it.
thoughts of the perfect run …
I guess I have taken an unplanned blog vacation … but I have continued on running and being inspired by other tumblr blogs! Yesterday I really lacked motivation to get out for my run but as the sun had set and the darkness was settling in, I knew I did not want to face the treadmill - so I leashed up my pup and headed out. The day had cooled off beautifully and I enjoyed my run more than I have in weeks! Had it not been for the poor visibility I would have loved to run longer but safety was calling me home. I counted 14 deer: a few babies and a few young bucks… I don’t wear glasses so my dog alerts me. Not sure what was deeper in the woods but I believe we have a mutual agreement - I won’t bug you and you don’t eat me, simple really.
I am a disciplined runner so I keep up my routine but I am always thankful for the runs that remind me what is great about it … so today I will head out again, this time with the lingering thoughts of the perfect late run just hours ago.
