Finally, A Run

In the face of stress and illness, things haven’t been at their best for the last few days.

But this morning, feeling better and determined, I set out with the young boy for a run in the driveway. I could feel the after effects of this flu. Although I did get into a rhythm, I ran slowly, my breath catching up already as if I was running at tempo speed.

I made the young boy do some drills as we chatted about this and that. We played the bird game – where you have to name a bird with each alphabet. It’s not so easy when you’re out of practice and rusty.

To run free with the young boy and think of bird names, these are the pleasures of daily life.

Buoyed at the end of the short run, I made my way to the bars. Pull ups, circular leg raises and varied core work lifted me out of this past week.