I ran with my heart today.









I ran hard, harder than I've ran in a long time.

I threw out the rule book. I didn't watch the clock.

I sprinted up each hill, and jogged down them.

I ran the first mile as if it were my last, and the last as if it were the last time I had to run in my life.

I looked up at the deep blue sky and breathed in the smell of summer.

I ran harder when my knees ached.

I pushed harder when my breath ran out.

I pushed to exceed a limit that I still haven't found.

I let go of the rules, the stipulations to proper running.

I haven't run like this in months. It felt good, strong, solid. I've missed using running as my outlet. Today, I listened to my heart again. I pushed beyond the sweat, the pain, the distance growing under my feet. My thoughts went free, my heart released itself from what felt like a cage. My lungs filled with fresh air that cleared my head, my mind, my soul.

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