Just Keep Swimming...

Today was a hard one for me.  For starters, my love comes home and tells me that we have to check the water pump on my car to make sure that is still working.  This is what felt like the start to a disastrous day for me.  The up side was, it wasn't the pump, I had a return line that was blocked and causing the water to not flow properly.  Easy problem fixed.

Next, as I was looking at the front of the car, I go to turn and get into it, but, not before I slammed my knee into a cool post that the bumper will be mounted to tomorrow.  Let me tell you how much that hurt.  There were tears, I won't lie about that.  It was incredibly painful. Still is for that matter.  It will bruise something fierce and hurt like the dickens until who knows when.
Right on the knee cap

I had to rent a vehicle due to still not being able to drive the car.  It's finally running which I couldn't be happier about, but, without the bumper and grill and fenders and front lights, it's not really drivable.  So, since I had to get to my parents house so my mom could drop me off so I could have a vehicle, I decided to run to their house.  I was shocked how many times I had to stop and walk.  Normally not anywhere close to this, but I thought, maybe I should just listen to my body and not push it. Something just felt off to me.  Got my run finished, 4 miles today, and was able to get a truck.  Got home, and thought, a shower sounds divine.  So I jump into the shower and then I look down at my arm and I notice this massive  bruise on my arm from where I got stuck yesterday from donating blood.  Guess they mean what they say about limiting strenuous activity for at least 24 hours after donating.  Silly me.
Nice bruise 

While I was running, I think about a lot of things.  Today, I thought about a lost class mate, well, actually all of them.  Since I left high school, I think I have lost three of my fellow classmates.  The last one being the most shocking and touching of all of them.  And I keep thinking of how can I honor the memory of these men?  So I began to postulate an idea of how to honor them.  And what came to mind was running for them.  But not just that, I thought of what if I could include the members of the graduating class as well to do something together t o honor these guys?  What about doing a team for the tough mudder this coming year.  It would mark the 20th year anniversary of our graduation, why not do something kind of wild and bold.  I am hopeful that someone will think this is a great idea.  I mean, who doesn't want to do a 10 mile obstacle course in mud?  Not sure about it, but, we shall see.  Still something I'm thinking on.

Anyhow, I am now thinking I will have to go to bed.  I'm just so tired.  Have a great night.  Run Happy~
Ended my run here, at the parents house


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