Friday, May 8, 2009

Run Happy!

I love the smell of freshly cut grass.  Living in the city it's not a smell I get to enjoy often but today I did!  The maintenance crew was out in full force this morning/early afternoon cutting the grass in all the parks I run by.  I wore my Run Happy shirt and was definitely feeling happy on my last "long" run before next weeks marathon!!! There were a lot of interesting people out enjoying the day which makes for excellent people watching (and the helps the time pass by even quicker). The ankle pain was more of an annoyance today and less of a concern so that helped the happy thoughts too! I ended up running today instead of this weekend as we are making a trip back to central Illinois to visit his parents in a few hours.  Although they have a nice running path down there everyone makes me feel guilty when I leave for an hour or two (even though we don't do anything other than watch tv!)  I don't mind it ended up being a fantastic morning for a run!

Happy Mother's Day to all you fantastic moms out there.  And good luck to all you who are racing this weekend!  Especially Melanie who taking on her first marathon! 

12 comments:

Mel-2nd Chances said...

Thanks for the shout-out! Safe travels this weekend, glad the ankle is less concerning, and great job getting in the last long run! Happy taper :D

maria khoury said...

good luck with the final week of rest! when are you heading to cleveland?

X-Country2 said...

Enjoy the rest and travel!

kristen said...

Glad to hear your run went so well. Have a fun trip.

carpeviam said...

Mmmm. I love that smell too. Makes it feel like spring and that summer is just around the corner. Hope you can enjoy more of that!

Marlene said...

Sounds like a great "happy" run. I love the smell of fresh-cut grass too!

Have a great weekend.

J said...

I love fresh cut grass too! Glad the run went well and I hope you have a good weekend and safe travels!

J said...

I love fresh cut grass too! Glad the run went well and I hope you have a good weekend and safe travels!

Denise said...

That's great that you're feeling good with the big race coming up next week. Good luck!!

Jeri said...

The boy just mowed today, and I have to windows open to get the fresh cut grass scent inside. I loooove it. :) Have a good trip!

rodney said...

T-a-p-e-r! Enjoy the rest of your taper. And beat a Kenyan for me.

runner26 said...

The last long run is usually the best! Have a good trip and rest up for next weekend!