2 of 3 Peaches

Greetings! Oh how I dislike it when a plan doesn’t come together. As it turns out, I planned poorly on my foot procedure timeline. The bad plan cost me as I didn’t have enough recovery time. As a penalty for my bad planning, I did not run the Atlanta Half Marathon to complete the Triple Peach. I was bit upset, but not enough to cause any distress on an otherwise picture perfect Thanksgiving Day.

Though I like the concept of the Triple Peach, I’m not committed enough to give it a go next year. I did enjoy a return to the Peachtree Road Race after a four-year hiatus, however am happy to let my 21^st be my last. As noted in an earlier post, the Atlanta 10 miler turned out to be a terrific event. I am very happy to have participated.

On to completing other goals on my list for 2016.

Resolve. Recover. Run.

Tom

Goodnight Alexa

Greetings! It’s been a most interesting week. I finally managed to run for three miles following the procedure on my foot last October. The Atlanta Half Marathon looms large in two days when I have only been on the road for 3 miles in a month.

I have been avoiding that reality, by attending to a project a student and I concocted last spring. After using the story, Goodnight Moon, in a Humanities class as an example of inspiration and influence, one student, noted how much she dislikes that story. She refused to read it to her young son. She went on to send me several parodies of the story. We joked about writing a version about the Kardashians and their extended clan. Over the course of 9 months the topic changed to artificial intelligence devices.

I finally finished the “short” story yesterday.  

Read. Write. Run.

Tom

An Odd Feeling in Orlando

Greetings! For the first time in my adult life I visited the sunshine state of Florida and didn’t go for a run. Not to worry, The Streak is not in jeopardy. I continue to have lingering tenderness following a medical procedure after the Atlanta 10 Miler in October.

We arrived in FL Friday to spend the day at Epcot for the International Food and Wine Festival and a concert by Sister Hazel. This was our third time to attend the event and see Sister Hazel. Each time made for a fantastic experience. The band always make it worth the time to see them live. They are particularly lively in FL, their home state.  This year Epcot seemed particularly crowded. I was fine with that as I was ambling around slower than usual due to my uncomfortable left foot.

We spent the night in Orlando. I felt particularly odd Saturday morning when I milled around early in the morning rather than going for a run. It was a particularly nice morning. That hurt just as much given it’s mid-November. The good news is our hotel had a very nice fitness center I used for a resistance workout.

Only a couple of days later, my foot has improved markedly. I must say, it is a delight to begin to take normal walking strides. I have mentioned before on this site that I recognize it as a privilege to have the good health and discretional time to run. I am always grateful for the gift of running. Days like today, I see it in a different light and continue to be thankful for the opportunities afforded me.

Appreciate your feet. Run.

Tom