Deep thoughts

And now for a brief message from the Asthmatic Hippo sponsors. Well, one of my supporters anyway. No one would be crazy enough to actually sponsor me or this blog.

I received the following e-mail from my big sister, who recently discovered this blog. As a two time Boston marathon finisher and a fiercely intelligent, sharp teacher, who would have thought big sis' thoughts while running were so much like mine? (I figured I'd wait at least several more weeks until owning up to my mental "Let's Make a Deal" game with landscaping features.) I thought for sure her thoughts would be more substantive and meaningful, like whether it's too late to stop the polar ice caps from melting.


"Great blog!

I find the best thing about running is that I can't really be a thinker at the same time. I don't know what I think about when I run. I never listen to music and somehow my mind just wanders. I can't really keep a train of thought because I always get to focusing on my breathing for awhile and then I don' know what I was thinking about. And sometimes the deepest thoughts are - I will just run to that lamp post over there. Then I get there and think - I will just run to that fire hydrant over there. Those are the days that running is a mental game. And some days I really think about nothing but just enjoy moving. Those are my best running days. I think you will find that the asthma feeling will continue to fade. And as your distance increases you will discover that the first 2-3 miles is just warm-up! It's amazing really - there is this groove you get in sometimes after that 2-3 mile mark.

Happy Running!"