I calls it like I sees it.

We like to say that running is a lifestyle because it's true, but all runners know that there's an addictive quality about running that really keeps us coming back for more.


People who haven't felt that addictive pull tend to scoff a bit and fair enough. But we runners know that if they stick with it long enough, at some point we'll see that scoffer out there training hard and showing up to all the local races. And if we like them, or even love them, we're liable to bug them about it, because we were once that same person who looked in on the world of runners and was a little envious even though we insisted we weren't.

I don't normally run on Fridays; it's Christy's day to lead the run and I'm usually off doing something with my kids. But this past Friday I needed to run. I wasn't overly stressed or upset or even feeling bad about anything (running is a great way to relieve all of these things), I just wanted to get out there and haul ass a bit.


So I showed up with Christy and Cristal and I could tell right away that Christy was tired. She had done some form of running for five days straight, which meant Friday made it six days. I sensed that she was relieved I had showed up and I felt a bit bad, because I felt like running kinda hard. Turns out Christy was more than happy to take a couple short cuts and snap a few pics on her iPhone of Cristal and me running, so everything worked out just fine. (All the photos in this post are the ones Christy took on Friday.)


It was a great run and an amazing morning to be running.

Sunday's run was fun. Christina came out for her first Sunday run with Running Moms after surviving her first Wednesday run unscathed. I had two route distances mapped out, since we were running an hour-an-a-half and I knew Christina would only want to run around an hour. We all ran 10K together and then Christina went home and Cristal, Carey, Laura and I ran an additional 5K. It was a stellar day for a run; almost too sunny for the kids in the strollers when we started up Dallas Road and the sun was in everyone's eyes, but we made it.

...So getting back to original train of thought in this post: six days in a row?? Christy's developing quite the little running problem. 

Just sayin'. ;)