Monday, November 19

 I live among an amazing group of running women.  We’re all different shapes and body types but we have this one thing in common- we love to run.  And we love to run in each other’s company.  And because of that, we get up early, even when it’s dark and wintery outside, even when the temperatures drop below freezing, even when sleep eludes us, we run.  When you know that someone is waiting on the corner for you, praying that you too will be there, to take on the morning, you get out of bed.  I remember a few times, when no one showed, the feeling of utter disappointment because I had something to share with them.  And here’s another little secret about running with friends, you share life’s dramas, highlights and lowlights because when you exercise with another person, this valve is opened and all your thoughts and feelings come to the surface and if you’re brave enough to share, you do.  And finally, there is a bond developed that never goes away.  Ask Susie, she and I bonded in a way no one could put asunder!