Full Credit For Being Alive

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I went for a five mile run this afternoon. I ran in twenty degree weather, on paths that weren’t entirely plowed, and on streets that were almost deserted.  If you had told me ten years ago that, at age 29, I would be surfing, snowboarding, and running in the cold — for my own enjoyment, and not because anyone had a gun to my head — I would have thought you were crazy. And yet, here I am, doing all of these things that I never thought my clumsy, awkward, nonathletic body could do.  I don’t know when I turned into this type of person. But I’m really happy that I did.  

I went for a five mile run this afternoon. I ran in twenty degree weather, on paths that weren’t entirely plowed, and on streets that were almost deserted. 

If you had told me ten years ago that, at age 29, I would be surfing, snowboarding, and running in the cold — for my own enjoyment, and not because anyone had a gun to my head — I would have thought you were crazy. And yet, here I am, doing all of these things that I never thought my clumsy, awkward, nonathletic body could do. 

I don’t know when I turned into this type of person. But I’m really happy that I did.  

  1. girlinhongkong said: I feel the same way! 10 years ago, I was the most non-athletic person in the world - I remember getting hit in the head with a rugby ball because my coordination was so lacking, Now I run half-marathons! Crazy! But embrace it.
  2. haygirlhay said: right? i’ve become what i said i never would…and i like it.
  3. georgiegirlnyc said: Impressive. I stuck to the treadmill today but that’s because I wanted to watch Downton Abbey while I ran. Two birds, one stone and all that.
  4. growingupindie said: oh gosh, 5 miles? outside? crazyyyy!