Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Spontaneous Poem Posting...


The Runner
By: Walt Whitman

On a flat road runs the well train'd runner,
He is lean and sinewy with muscular legs,
He is thinly clothed, he leans forward as he runs,
With lightly closed fists and arms partially raised.

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Running and irregularity…

No. Not that kind of regularity my fiber intake is just fine. Lately, I have had a couple of nights in the hospital due to an uncooperative unborn child. I have somewhat considered this a litmus test of what it is going to be like when the baby is finally here. It wasn’t easy, but I think I have everything figured out (I don’t have a freakin clue what it will be like).

Sleep is paramount, but running is just below that. Of course, I see this as a means to be a better father. Running for me is personal. I know I am being selfish every time I head out that door, but the ramifications of the benefits on the rest of my life are even greater. Running allows me to relax, when I need it and challenge myself when I need that as well. It is my drug of choice that gives me what I need when I need it.

I run/workout in the mornings before I go to work, which, I know will be difficult after the baby arrives, but I have changed to mornings instead of nights allowing myself more time with the baby after work. As is prevalent, I know this blog will suffer, but then again I never really had a big audience, so, most people probably won’t notice much and I am okay with that.

Well, that’s all I have tonight.