Runner's High

I'm not sure that I can describe what has been called the "runner's high," but like poetry and beauty, I know it when I experience it.

Matthew Shafner, runner

A Favorite of Mine...

“I ran and ran and ran every day, and I acquired this sense of determination, this sense of spirit that I would never, never give up, no matter what else happened.”

-Wilma Rudolph

I run...

...so I can eat.

In case you think I have it all together as far as proper diet and exercise go I have a confession to make: I don't...and especially around this time of the year (and this time of the month).

Like, let's take Halloween for example. I dress my kids up. I walk them around from house to house. And this Halloween, when my youngest decided he wanted to quit after not even filling his pumpkin half way, I was a little annoyed because it meant not so much candy for me.

So, it's no surprise that this week has been a terrible week for me. I have no will power and I feel like I am in a cloudy chocolate fog. I just cannot help it. I black out for a minute and I find 7 empty Reese's wrappers in front of me...how did that happen?! Just wake me when it's over...when all the candy has been eaten. At the rate I am going, that may not be too long.

I run so that I can eat...but this week I think the calories have caught up to me. I am sure next week, I will be able to resist the Reese's.