4/29/2011

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, running across state lines never gets old. There is a rush you get when you know that your body and determination took you to a destination. More than anything, it is a mental test. Well, when I think about it, all of life is a mental test. Day after day I keep moving to the final destination with no idea what that destination holds for me.

Many people ask me about the long stretches of road with nothing around. They ask if I get bored. I always answer no. I find the smallest everyday miracles completely fascinating. We live in a time where everything is so fast and it’s only getting faster. We want our answers fast. We want our food fast. We jump into marriage fast. And we jump out of it even faster...

4/28/2011

So once again the weather pulled a 180 degree turn on me. My face has grown another shade darker. I didn’t think my pigment could get this dark but, now I know. The sun came out radiating everything around. It was impossible to even imagine I was in a hail storm just two days ago. I’m just glad Oklahoma recieved the much needed rain. Of course I’m also glad that I get to run in sunshine for the tail of this state.

Oklahoma has been fantastic to me. I don’t know what else to say. I’ve been welcomed here with open arms and it’s already time for me to go. For sure I will come again. I can’t stop raving about how kind and hospitable everyone has been to me here. Today I’m indebted to Haily, Justin, and George for driving out of nowhere to bring me a bottle of water...

4/27/2011

Each day that passes the momentum builds. You would think that running every day would be simple and uncomplicated but there are many things you can never quite anticipate. But through it all, something always happens which humbles me. Usually it’s the kids, yesterday it was my waitress Steffanie at the Prarie Rose Cafe. She heard about what I was doing because the customers in the restaurant saw the report from the night before. She got off work but before she left, she handed me the tips she had made for the day. Like I said, I am humbled. I am humbled by the strength of the children. I’m humbled by the kindness I’ve encountered. I am inspired.