Today we went for a walk at Noble Woods Park, located off of Baseline and 229th. We have walked this park man times. The path winds through a gorgeous stretch of greenery, going up and down, across bridges and in and out of the natural shadows engendere by the sun piercing through from above. We were walking with the dog, soaking up the calm of the evening.
As we were walking, something happened, something that heretofore has never occurred in my life. No hyperbole: as we were walking, I heard a little voice inside me that said, "I want to go for a run!" This message came in the form of a sensation to go faster, a sensation I felt in my legs. My friends, I actually wanted to run! So once we completed our walk back to the paking lot, I asked Terrance
to watch Walker, that I wanted to go for a run, asking him if that would be ok. He looked at me, a little surprised, and then said, "Yeah, go for it."
And I did, and it felt amazing! I was moving, and nature - in all of its august shades of green - provided the most amazing track for me to run on. It was warm outside, and it was warm inside, too--from the high of my run and from acknowledging my body's desire to run.
I recommend this park to everyone, and we can all easily run around this park. Go check it out and give it a shot!
-Daniel
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Daniel,
ReplyDeleteYou inspire me!
I am not sure I will spontaneously want to run, but moving feels great. I figure if I immerse myself in the routine of working out, it will become second nature.
I think it is time to break out the mountain bike and start pedaling again. I used to love to do that.
I used to walk at Nobel Woods too - it is a great little park.
Looking forward to another great workout tomorrow.
Kristi
Thanks for sharing that! I'll have to try that park. Sounds amazing! Congrats on your run! Looking forward to catching that gotta-run feeling too!!
ReplyDelete--Lori