A Little Competition

I woke up this morning at 4 a.m.. I was thinking about all the things I need to do this week; shopping for school supplies, uniforms, backpack for Lauren, shoes for kids, haircuts (maybe next week?) for kids, and organizing my e-mails. Not too much but the school thing is creeping up on me and I think that is why I woke up so early. Anybody else have school anxiety?

I ran The Hill this morning and really did it quickly. I was thrilled with my pace and that I felt exhilarated when I got to the park. As I was running up I saw a gaggle of runners, about 12, running up The Hill as I was just getting to midway along the top. I have this little bit of a competitive streak in me. Not too bad. Really. Well, there is a trail that leads from the park, just before I would start down the steep side, that leads back to about half way up the long side, I don't typically take this route as it is a little off the beaten path and I am one to never go where I can't get help quickly if I need to. SO, I decided to run down that path and then see if I could catch the gaggle. As I was running down the path I was cracking up that about 50 or so field mice were crossing the path to get back to their homes. I almost stepped on one that got a little confused and turned back half way across the path! I hustled down The Hill and caught up to them just about where I had first spied them. I think they were a little startled when I passed them on the final approach to the park. I had a little thrill of victory as I took the park steps two at a time. I had a little Rocky moment (no arm raising but I did punch the air in my mind).

I soared home on light feet and wings in my head. And it made me stop thinking about school shopping for a while.