The highlight of this week has to be the Wonderwoman 10k I ran this past Sunday. It was simply awesome! Together with my friend Christine we tackled the Texas heat at beautiful White Rock lake to earn our gorgeous medals.
This was my second virtual race of 2020. We met at the lake early to start our run by 6:30 a.m. This would be the first time in 8 years since I last ran the trail around this lake. Every Sunday, like clockwork, I would run the 9 mile trail around the lake one, two, and even three times while training for marathons. My goodness how I missed being there. I literally screamed out loud “This is God!… I’m home!” right around mile 4.
Because I wanted to stick to my training plan, I clocked myself at 6.2m but completed the full 8m that I was scheduled to run. Total time was 1 hr 45 min for all 8 and 1 hr 17 min for the 10k.
The start of the race was gorgeous to say the least. I was able to catch a snapshot of the sunrise behind our starting point and then a couple of the trail ahead. I am definitely coming back to Sunday long runs at WRL!
The next big thing this week has to be the receipt of my Vibrams!!! I was so super excited when they came in. I wanted to run the Wonderwoman with them but remembered about my socks with the capes and so didn’t. ha ha… Today was actually my first run with them. Only a short 3 mile base run, but that was enough to make me a happy girl for the rest of the day. I have a run scheduled everyday before resting on Saturday, and I plan to run every one with these bad boys. I cannot explain the freedom I feel when I’m in these, it’s a strangeness reserved just for me.
I will be turning 45 this Thursday, July 23rd, so these were my birthday gift to myself. This along with the other cool running gear I ordered myself from Amazon over a glass of wine this weekend. I mean why not, right? It’s not like momma doesn’t deserve it. š
Aside from the running, the newest development is me being accepted into a PhD program that I will start next week. I am going back to school!!! Yay me!!! Yes… I am a nerd and enjoy school very much. I want to teach and lead tomorrow’s leaders. I love my profession and me moving into this next phase is simply the next step for me. There is so much of me that I am uncovering and rediscovering it overwhelms me with nothing less than joy. JOY can you believe that? Being overwhelmed with joy as opposed to grief! Resilience, perseverance, and longing are what define me and drive me to want greatness for me and everyone around me. There is so much life left to live and so much left to conquer. There is not one minute of the day that I do not give thanks to my Lord and Savior for giving me breath and “Ganas” (Spanish for drive to get things done).
I hope my children can one day look back and see how and why I lived my life the way I did. It was all for them. By learning how to do me, I gave them them the biggest gift I could ever afford to give them. There is nothing more strategic and rewarding than survival.
There is a song that I recently heard that summed up how I had been feeling…. It took me a minute, but I understand now that it’s not that I can’t do anything right it’s that I had to learn how to do it right for ME…
At This Point in My Life
Tracy ChapmanDone so many things wrong I don’t know if I can do right
Oh I, Oh I’ve
Done so many things wrong I don’t know if I can do rightAt this point in my life
I’ve done so many things wrong I don’t know if I can do right
If you put your trust in me I hope I won’t let you down
If you give me a chance I’ll tryYou see it’s been a hard road the road I’m traveling on
And if I take your hand I might lead you down the path to ruin
I’ve had a hard life I’m just saying it so you’ll understand
That right now, right now, I’m doing the best I can
At this point in my lifeAt this point in my life
Although I’ve mostly walked in the shadows
I’m still searching for the light
Won’t you put your faith in me
We both know that’s what matters
If you give me a chance I’ll tryYou see I’ve been climbing stairs but mostly stumbling down
I’ve been reaching high always losing ground
You see I’ve been reaching high but always losing ground
You see I’ve conquered hills but I still have mountains to climb
And right now right now I’m doing the best I can
At this point in my lifeBefore we take a step
Before we walk down that path
Before I make any promises
Before you have regrets
Before we talk commitment
Let me tell you of my past
All I’ve seen and all I’ve done
The things I’d like to forget
At this point in my lifeAt this point in my life
I’d like to live as if only love mattered
As if redemption was in sight
As if the search to live honestly
Is all that anyone needs
No matter if you find itYou see when I’ve touched the sky
The earth’s gravity has pulled me down
But now I’ve reconciled that in this world
Birds and angels get the wings to fly
If you can believe in this heart of mine
If you can give it a try
Then I’ll reach inside and find and give you
All the sweetness that I have
At this point in my life
At this point in my life
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