The answer is 5am smiling runner!
Today after a little longer home warm up and several minutes sorting out my tech, I heard Laura. My first run was quite easy comparing to any other first runs / first minutes of any run. During my second run I saw sleepy driver who locked at me in pure shock almost terrifying shock. I heard his thoughts: 'How crazy you have to be to voluntarily wake up so early, and do any kind of exercises???' Can you see his face? Like from the best horror movie? And then, I smiled to him, so honestly, almost like a child with happiness in my eyes. Like I would like to say to him that everything will be fine and whatever troubles he has in life will get sorted. The next thing that happened was the most wierd thing that happen in my life. This smile stayed with me, stayed on me. Laughing from time to time after seeing more passer-bys with shock on their faces.
My runs were not easy, but they were not difficult either. I was too surprised with my happiness and smiliness. I was too busy trying to figure out if I gone completely crazy and maybe I should call for help. When the feeling and people disappeared, I decided to keep smiling for myself. I wanted and I found simple happiness within me. I reminded myself when I was running as a child playing around. Even the cloudy day with cold-ish breeze, and rain hanging above, never stopped a child from having good time. Like chasing my older brother when I was 3. Like when I was running in the morning towards the lake during holidays when I was 8. I found the same happy girl, this time running forward catching wind on face, closing eyes for few seconds to feel the air, spreading my hands wide open like a flying bird. My imagination was my limit.
In the second half of my smiling run, runs became more and more difficult and I was more and more tired. But still smiling! I concentrated on brisk walks to make them really brisk and exhausting, and started to treat jogging bits as a break and rest. I told you I've gone totally crazy! But it did work.
My second to last run, and I saw a man in his suit going to car to start his successful day. With this smile on the red face I greeted him and wished a good day. Left him a little stunned, but I felt that his mood is getting better. I've become a happy red-faced sun in this cloudy grey day.
Yes, today, I became my own sun in cloudy day, I found some forgotten child happiness deep within me. I became crazy lady who met a co-worker during the last run. This day started fabulous!
Followed by longer than normal stretching, and delicious healthy breakfast that I have prepared the evening before as a reward for my hard work this week.
Happy running everybody! I encourage you to convert one of your runs to such a happy smiling run.
Today I needed more morning rest / sleep, so next run evening or tomorrow morning.
Fish, chips and mushy peas!
Hello all - 71 years old and hoping to run!
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