COTTER CRUNCH: Running Bliss

Yesterday seems so long ago, I think it was because it was such a long day and didn’t feel like a Sunday. But let me start of by saying it was bliss!

According to WIKOPEDIA……Bliss can be a state of profound satisfaction, happiness and joy, a constant state of mind, undisturbed by gain or loss.

You see, a couple weeks ago I had decided to run the RUN4WATER 10 miler. Not really training for it but rather to enjoy the run. There are 2 reasons for this.

Reason #1- I tried to run this race 2 years ago and had to back out last minute due to my ongoing sickness. Well, 2 years later I am almost 100% back to health and wanted to redeem myself.
Reason # 2- Fives years ago I spent a month Zambia Africa. I was given an opportunity to love on kids who were either orphans due to AIDS or had families but were NOT taken care (basically homeless). It changed my life! I wanted to take ALL these kids home with me.

With these two reasons near and dear to my heart, this race was more than a race. It was a time to be thankful of where I’ve been, where I am now, and to PAY IT FORWARD! Running was true bliss knowing there was a bigger overall picture. It didn’t matter the pace ran, the shoes I wore, or trying to get a PR. So when the sun came out (finally), and that starting gun when off, I had a HUGE smile on my face and warmth in my heart.