Have Fun, Dammit-Stone Mill 50 Miler
I had been running for about an hour. It was dark and although the weather report looked good for the day, my fingers were frozen in the pre-dawn cold. I could easily see my breath, but struggled to find the trail. A pet peeve of mine is running in someone else’s headlamp light. It causes me to cast a shadow into my own light and challenges my footing. To compensate, I tend to over think what I can control. I force my thoughts to logistics: How is my pace? Did I select the right shoes? Do I need to adjust the fitting on my gear pack? Happy I thought to eat some avocado the day before. Cautious that I am only recently out of my wrist splint. Suddenly, I stepped out of my own head. I stopped the endless stream of boxes I was trying to check. Have fun, dammit. It rang loud and clear. Have fun. You love this---let yourself fall in love. Don’t try to stop and analyze it, it won’t make sense. Just feel. Just be. Just do. Just step