Five Minute Observations

Tag: running

  • Nothing to Fear

    Nothing to Fear

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    Joe Class III
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    Two miles. Wind in my face. Sun out. Quiet. Peace I’ve felt before, even in moments when everything went sideways. That’s what faith is. And with it? You have Nothing to Fear.

  • Like Apple Jacks

    Like Apple Jacks

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    by

    Joe Class III
    in

    Two miles today. First run since December. Hard and slow and so good! Something clicked this morning. If you’ve been waiting for a sign to get back to the thing you love, this might be it. Today was the day for me.

  • A Brief Inconvenience

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    Joe Class III
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    Is it worth it to show up? Misery loves company. We lied. We just didn’t want to be alone. Showing up depends on what you’re carrying.

  • Lost and Found

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    Joe Class III
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    “Put that back, Jen! You don’t know where it’s been. Or worse, who had it before you. I’ll bet there’s a reason someone threw it away.” Shelly wasn’t the kind of woman to mince words. If anything, her introverted self spoke volumes. Her friends knew her quiet demeanor meant if she had something to say,…

  • What Once Was

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    Joe Class III
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    Four runners passed him as he sat on the park bench, sipping his hot coffee. Jones chuckled, remembering the first half-marathon, a 13.1-mile race he completed twenty-three years ago, holding the cigarette between the fingers of his right hand, a small paper coffee cup in the other. He smirked, not because their form was off…