A lot happened during the first week of the Easter season. I ran my fastest 5k. A rain storm dropped in halfway through my long day on Easter Sunday. I’ve had a images of grandeur the past few nights.
Bunny Dash 5k
I ran the Bunny Dash 5k in 24:46.45. If I properly warmed up and wore fresh shoes, I could have ran it faster. I’ll warm up properly for the Skirt Chaser 5k in June. I promise!
It was nice that someone recognized me. A volunteer at the chip timing tent recognized me from the Shamrock Shuffle Expo. She volunteered for a bit until her work called her in. I didn’t remember her at first. Then I recognized her cute eyes and curly blond hair. Yeah, my mind works that way. I wish I asked her name and see what her story was. Everyone has a story to share. Everyone. Maybe I’ll run into her again when I volunteer for another race.
Baptism
At Easter service, we renewed our baptismal promises before communion. The sun shined when I left church. The sun continued to shine when I started my long day. Around mile three, clouds engulfed the sun. It began to drizzle around mile five. GOD baptized me at miles six. Rain washed over me and cleanses my spirit. Instead of feeling burdened, I felt free because I knew that most people would have stopped and turned back. I kept on singing and dancing in the rain until i saw a curtain of lightening. It wasn’t safe for me to be outside.
A rainy long day is a runner’s baptism directly from GOD.
Boston
Give me a year and I’ll take you guys to Boston. Maybe I contracted Boston fever from the usual April hype surrounding it. Maybe I’m delirious from losing weight and depriving my brain from much needed glycogen. I don’t know what it is but I have a feeling that I can qualify for the 2012 Boston Marathon. Give me 365 days from April 19th and I’ll do it. I want it. I need to be determined, dedicated, and focused. As I wrote before, there only a handful of things will hold me back. I don’t want to die with a lot of regrets. The two restraints I have right now are my financial situation and myself. I can do it. I need to believe and have faith.