Hills and more HILLS

16 days till race day! It seemed like so long ago when we ponied up the cash to be registered and started the 2-3 mile looooong runs. Now we are all super stars and we run 10-12 mile long runs. Long runs with hills, at midnight in the rain, or 90*+ heat. It has certainly became an obsession. An addiction. A love/hate filled relationship with a pair of tennis shoes and the open road. We are mental, every day we prove it more and more.

Amy and I have logged some miles this past week. (well, all the girls have, but it just so happens that Amy and I have logged them together and since this is my blog, I get to talk about me!) There was a 12 mile run from Hair We R to my home and back. It was up hill both ways. REALLY. Then I ran by myself yesterday from the salon to home. It was over 90* and the sun was high in the sky so there was no shade. It was another one of those times when I think to myself, "really, what kind of dummy does this?" I did not pass another single runner or biker, not even on the trail around the lake. Hello??? Dummy!
SO this morning Amy and Pegi and I made our way to Golden where we ran Lookout Mountain. The goal was to run further than the last trip up there. We made it to the 2.4 mile point, which is where we turned around last time, in 12 minutes less time. WooHOO. Then we went 1.1 miles further before we came back down. Rock Stars!

After our run this morning, I had lunch with Molly. She shared with me that she met Erica and Lisa when she went to the physical therapist this week. It is just such a small world. We all get drawn together and we always end up just where God wants us to be. As we were sitting at our table the waitress commented on my hair and went on to say that she had chemotherapy when she was 17 and hadn't cut her hair since and now it is to her butt and she wants to cut it off. I of course gave her a card and I have no doubt in my mind that she will be in my chair, because she was drawn to us and we were supposed to be at her table.
Amy's client told her this week that we have to pay attention, because there is always a life lesson. I agree. So as you go about your week look at the people you are touching and pay extra close attention to the people that are in your life. We all have something to give and something to take. No matter how big or small.