I'm so freaking happy about my progress as a runner. This week with the exception of two rest days brought on by the weather (sidenote: I HATE cold weather--I love 100 plus degrees...well I'm partial to them myself--although I love cold weather for superficial reasons...only for the fashion statements..no gay jokes please.)
On Sunday out at Santa Ana Refuge I hit 18 miles. It hurt afterwards and made me about 15 pounds lighter...do not worry I made them all up this week. Which I will lose again this weekend again.
I love the pain and euphoria that comes with running. Everybody has an addiction--mine would be running...other times doing 4 hour aerobic workouts. I know, I know it is INSANE. I love pushing myself to the brink of breakdown and then going all out to see what I have left.
Now. I do have limits at times--it is when I reach them and go even further. I--still think swimmers are by far THE number one athlete in the world ( I used to be one.) Running would be a dead second--then there is the historical aspect of it...I sometimes imagine I am an Aztec runner or an Indian carrying crucial information that my tribe is depeding on for it's survial.
Other times imagining I could have been a Greek runner on a mission right before a war...chessy--but it works for me. I personally think today we could use some of that today---considering technology has made us lazy. We are in essence still the same creature of old in a modern world.
I--really respect intellectuals who go for the body and mind approach. If the body is in tune, the body follows in flow--and the spirit works well. THERE is a big difference between Christian perspective and Buddist perspective when I say this--because I know that they seem in the same vein when I say this...
From the Christian perspective it is a must to keep the body in fine working order being the temple of God...AND we are accountable for what God has given to us. IN the Buddist perspective it is about self-respect and worship...then again it goes back into enlightment. Budda went from being Arnold to Fatty---and beside what I have gleaned from Budda is that all he really presented was a "dude, I have this philosophy about life" approach...WHAT HIS followers have did with that was something else--and now we have this religion.
Anyways...I really love being in the best shape of my life and thanking God for this ability to being fit and able to be fit. Not to many people can say that...and even if you are an intellectual and are not able to do a full out marathon--at least get out. There is more to life than a book--there is always something to learn from experiece to...other wise you'll be nothing more than a non compos...if I said that right.
Seize the fish.
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