It wasn't until I stepped foot outside tonight that I noticed I would be accompanied by a full moon. It would prove to be a friendly companion. In my years of running I have only attempted one night run, it was last year on a hot and humid summer night and would turn out to be no more than ten miles. Tonight would be different, at least I hoped. The weather couldn't have been better and my psyche was top notch. I mapped out an out and back. Out and back courses are not always my favorite but the are effective. My thought is that with an out and back you have no way of cutting the course short or altering the run. Once you make it halfway each step is one step closer to home. This run was a success. I managed to get a solid twenty miles in with only a handful of walk breaks.
Tonight's run was fresh, it was new, it was extraordinary. Many use the expression "you can't have your cake and it it to" which really means you can't have the best of both worlds. This expression is true, people try it and eventually it falls apart. I believe that you can't have the best of both worlds, but most definitely you can have the best world. What I mean is that with proper balance life can be great, and it doesn't have to be selfish. To many my running may seem a top priority but in all actuality it is a fraction of the pie. I asked myself tonight halfway through my run if I could live without it, my answer to myself was "possibly, but I couldn't live without all it has brought to me and what it will continue to bring".
Goodnight room, goodnight Moon.
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