Sooner or Later

Surprisingly, I have been working in the same town for nearly six years and have never run within the city limits. Granted, most of those years were spent as a part-time adjunct faculty member working two nights a week. I know, that’s a lame excuse. Nonetheless, there is a stream near the college, so I have often imagined I would run by it sooner or later.

This morning I intentionally set my schedule so as to have a mid-day run. However, rather than exploring the stream I've ventured into a large city park. It's a very nice recreational facility with fields and nature trails. To my surprise there is a fantastic stretch of the trail along a lovely creek. People of all ages filled the park around lunch time. Children from school groups scurried around on the ball fields. Adults played tennis and lots of other outdoor activities. The run was worth the wait. I’ll get to that stream before the next five years pass.

Here. There. Where you are. Run!

Tom