And the Curse was Broken !!!

A dreary Saturday morning it was. The temperature had plummeted below 35 degrees - something quite unheard of for this time of the year in Dallas.. 6:30 in the morning she stepped out on her balcony only to be with greeted with icy cold air. She hugged her shawl closer, looking longingly at the warm bed. It took every ounce of her will power to ignore the warmth and comfort which the bed can provide ... she cannot afford to be swayed, she had to stick to the plan... she just had to! The moment of weekness was soon gone!
The drive was uneventful really, with just a couple of cars racing past her. She wondered - is it something she can do .. is it really in her?

She stepped out of her car - some of her team mates were already there. The wind close to the lake was cooler. While others chit chatted, she stared at the grey sky. Her mind almost blank, her finger numb, but her determination getting stronger by the minutes.
Finally the run started! Some of her team mates passed her -most offering a smiles - some encouraging words. She ran - feeling the freezing air on her face. It was almost painful but she kept going. The pain in her legs almost forgotten.
She kept going - stopping occasionally to catch her breath!
Half way she saw the flakes .. they were small ....floating in the air ... touching her face ever so gently, making her face even more cold. It was almost beautiful ..
Mundane thoughts crossed her mind while she ran....the bill that was still unpaid, the email she needed to send out, the friend she needed to call! These thought distracted her .. made her keep going ...
And finally she was done .. it took her almost 3 hours - maybe a couple of minutes shy. It was exhilarating, it was a sense of accomplishment. She did it - she completed her first 9 MILES!!!!

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Alright, enough with the drama .. i was thinking of how to make a 9 mile run dramatic .. so gave it a shot ..so it was me completing 9 miles on the routine Saturday morning ...
wonder if the attempt to dramatize my run/walk worked ????