ITP Season
Back to school means a lot of things in my
(Roseanne’s) house. It means packing lunches, homework, resuming tumbling,
karate and all the other activities and responsibilities that fall to the
wayside during the summer. Plus, fall is a busy work-travel season for me.
Biggest on my bummer list is the ITP runs –
translation “If time permits”.
I texted my friend Lisa. “Want to run
Sunday?”
Response “Sure. What time?”
Between the two of us, we had two birthday
parties, one swim team meeting, one hockey game, karate, tumbling, groceries to
buy, meals to cook and a few drop-offs.
See where I’m going with the ITP run? Neither
of us are competitive runners – we are competitive with each other and have our
own goals, but not expecting podium finishes.
We’ve been friends for a long time and
value the social part of running together just as much as the exercise
benefits. So we have to be flexible in our run times and lengths if we want to
squeeze it in and run together.
There have been times where a quick coffee
together in between meetings and events was all that we could fit in. And this
is just fine with me.
Luckily, Lisa was fine with forgoing the
only morning she can sleep in to help me on my run, which started at 6am.
She ran 11km in the midst of my long run.
Heading back to her place, I was ready to drop out of the marathon training. I
had even asked her to drive me home, rather than finish the last leg. Sitting
in her porch, as she is looking for her keys and she says, “Are you sure you
don’t want to try and finish the run?”
Just that one question. And I was off
running again.
Here’s to friends and family who pass on
the extra zzz’s just to run and know when to ask the right questions!
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