mornings and mountains and valleys oh my!!!

hey,
i am coming to your computer screen from a time that is second only to being out on a run...the early morning...ya i know what everybody is saying that really knows me, i am not a morning person and i will agree...but since moving to vancouver i have been getting myself out of bed as early as possible just to enjoy a nice hot cup of coffee and enjoy some time where life is kind of standing still...i don't accomplish much i just sit and reflect on days past, sometimes weeks and years past...i think it can be a healthy distraction from the rest of life where we are all so busy and often forget to slow down and enjoy everything...yesterday i went to west vancouver and ran the mountain trails, which were very much out of my league, but it was great none the less...although i have to say the drive up was almost as good as the run...my place is situated sort of on a high point in the city so when i drive to the mountains i have this beautiful view as i head down the highway...the tops of the mountains are now dusted with icing sugar and yesterday was clear as can be...when all you can see is mountains and mountains in you line of sight its hard not to realize you are part of something so much bigger that you...the vastness and size of these monsters gave me the feeling that big things are in my future...the mountains can be used for so much more than running and hiking...they can give us hope, and reinforce us that there is light at the end of the tunnel...they are concrete, they are not influenced by their surrondings and they give back what you put into them...they are a great companion...but like i said they gave me the feeling of big things; they are coming...i gotta just take steps forward, stop looking into the eyes of fear and feeling that i should run back, but look to the mountains peeks and think that i can climb over, i can reach the top and then the other side...i can climb any mountain...

the run turned into just over 12 miles that felt like 22 because i was climbing a mountain...although i was still able to hit 710 miles while on flat surface, so that gave me some confidence...one thing that i am pretty sure is that come boston my legs are going to be as strong as ever...i hope my endurance is there as well and i am doing my best to match the hill runs with some steady pace runs, as well as tempos and i will get into some speed work later...i am still lacking ambition in the mornings so that is something i have to focus on...i think it is because it is cold and i will probably have to wear tights (i know i am spoiled)...

i hope that people reading this blog aren't getting concerned about my well being or health or anything...please understand this is a form of therapy for me, a sort of venting session...i can sit down and write what i am thinking and it is almost like talking with somebody...i don't go back and read them right away to make sure everything sounds right, that would sort of defeat the purpose...so take what i say to heart because it is all truths but don't take it so literally that it concerns you...i thinks its important to sift through the electronic pulses in your head and organize all those thoughts into a collection that is usable...and blogging is really helping me do that...peaks and valleys i say, life is all about peaks and valleys...we just gotta make sure we do give up while we are down.

m.