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So I Run...

December 9, 2012
By Anonymous

It has been another exhausting day at school, another check on the calendar. I get on my all too familiar blue Asics and vent my frustration and fatigue of the day. So I Run…
I feel the rhythmic breathing as my teammates and I trek up the path. The rush as I hear the numerous pairs of feet thumping the pavement, surging the energy into the concrete. So I Run…
The course is peaceful and it puts your soul at ease no matter what kind of day you endured. To feel the crisp, clean, open air filter in and out of your lungs is exhilarating. So I Run….
The trees that hug the course loom over us with a warm welcome, ready to capture you in their beauty. My tennis shoes kiss the black sidewalk as they have missed each other from just 24 hours before. So I Run…
A squirrel scuttles across in front of us and stows its acorn in the tree. It peers at us from its home. So I Run…
The hill approaches, making our legs ache more than ever. Tremors of agony travel through my calves and thighs as the push up the incline goes on. So I Run….
The pace increases as the run comes to a close. The flowers applaud our efforts. So I Run….
My legs cease to go with the momentum and the pace of the group halts. The feelings of frustration and fatigue are gone and all that is left is genuine happiness. So I Run…



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