Mind over matter....and....I don't mind b.c you don't matter.

There are two parts to this blog...one, of course, about running....and an unrelated topic.

My long run was put off until today because me and the hubby were out of town. We took the entire weekend off from running unintentionally. It was nice to have several rest days to relax. This morning instead of our normal intervaled long run the plan was to see how far we could make it without a rest break and then interval the remaining mileage. The furthest I've been is 5 miles without a small rest break.

After reading a blog by Jeff Galloway, we warm up by intervaling 1:1's for the first half mile. We started with an out and back on Timber for 4 miles. Feeling good, we turned on to Vandora Springs (where there are new sidewalks) and run to Aversboro. Aversboro continues around to Timber (7 miles) and we are still feeling good so we head on to Lake Benson. We loop around Lake Benson and head back to Timber. Before you know it WE RAN 10 MILES!!! I've never run that far without a rest break. Amazing! Granted it was slow....1:59 minutes....but we ran it and that's all that matters.

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On to the unrelated stuff....b.c I just need to vent.

You know the adage, "sticks and stones will break my bones but words will never hurt me"? I never believed this to be true, even at my age. Words do hurt. The strongest among us will ponder over hurtful words, even for just a bit.

An acquaintance of ours used a particularly offensive slang term to describe me this weekend to which my husband quickly corrected him (mind you I was not at this gathering so I could not offer a retort). It seems I'm not thought of too highly by this person, even though I've been nothing but friendly, opened my home to him, and even visited him and his wife on occasion. We have quite a bit in common actually; we both enjoy mechanics and engineering, we both are attempting another degree, and we are both savvy shoppers. I don't know why he thinks of me so lowly and my husband couldn't recall the context of the short conversation.

Anyway, I'm offended b.c I thought he knew me and I thought we were friends. I never felt guarded and we had so much in common; I didn't realize I was being judged. Others were around when he made the repugnant statement. I wonder how many seeds he planted by uttering that one little adjective with my name attached?

The power of words is immense; it can drive or halt, cause tears or laughs, make you sigh or scream....it only takes one little word to trip an entire blog entry. I guess I've vented enough...
I hear the words of my late Aunt Pat saying, "put on your big girl panties and get over it". AND so I will.

Thanks for listening to me vent. :)