The end of summer approaches; Patrick returns to college, Sue starts back to work Tuesday and Maggie starts her senior year of high school a week later. It will get too quiet around here too soon.
Today I ran the Saint Jude 5K held in Baker Park. After looking at previous finishing times I hoped I might finish in the top twenty. I was so close …...... finishing twenty first out of about four hundred in a time of twenty one minutes fifty seconds. I ran well but had trouble pacing myself. I would look at the Garmin seeing a six fifteen pace (too fast), slow down to seven ten (too slow). This only proves that I need track work, hopefully I can make myself do it. I would like to think I can improve but as I mentioned to my Buddy Larry, after the race, “Anything I can run is just a bonus”.
This past week was difficult as I could not get my head back into work after returning from Chincoteague. Perhaps mental stress added to physical challenges I went through. My normal four to five day cycle repeated every other day. My hands and feet, often serving as a barometer for my overall health have staggered backwards. My feet in particular are taking on a new twist, painful numbness... unnerving.Still I managed to log almost forty miles of training.
I missed an appointment with the Oncologist but have reset it for next Thursday, I will be getting full blood workup and suspect that my red blood cell count should be better. I will probably also find out when I'll be scheduled for my next CAT scan.
Friday I had a Reiki session, the first in a month and I have to admit I was “Out of Practice”. Normally it takes just minutes for me to clear my mind and relax, not this time. Only near the end did I start to “Zone Out” to a different level of consciousness.
Driving home from Chincoteague last week I passed on of those “Church Signs”, you know, one of those with a “Catchy Phrase”. Well this time, this one hit home …...... it read.
DON'T CRY FOR WHAT IS OVER
REJOICE IN WHAT YOU HAD
Later …..... Mike
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