big changes. big runs.

i have worked for habitat for over four years and this friday was my last day. i know it was just a few weeks ago that i posted about why i build. that will never change. but sometimes life presents you with opportunities to you that you just have to snap up and today i started my new role at the boys and girls club of irc.

i'm excited about the new expieriences that will be afforded to me working for another solid non-profit with a worthy mission. i'm excited about all the new people i will meet and the things i will learn. i'm even more excited about having a full weekend off.

a part of my heart will always remain with habitat and i'm sure many of my saturdays will be spent on the build site and now i can just enjoy it. i still plan to organize the HabiTrot.

speaking of running, i have unofficially committed myself to running a half marathon on february 5th. with this goal in mind i headed out for an 11 mile run on sunday. anyone who runs double digit miles is probably considered insane to the general population. however my 11 miles paled in comparison to a friend who ran 23 the same day.

i read a story once about a guy around my age with cystic fibrosis. he runs marathons. if that isn't a good reason to get off the couch, i don't know what is. sunday morning i got up, laced up, and got running. sometimes i felt tired, sometimes hungry but the whole time i felt grateful.

grateful for the ability to get out there and run, and keep running for two hours. not everyone has their health and strength to get out and run. i do, so i shouldn't take it for granted. it was a beautiful day and a beautiful opportunity to be thankful for my life, my health, my family and friends, and all that lay ahead.

i was also pretty thankful for the breakfast burritos john cooked up when i got home :)

nothing.

i ran for an hour yesterday, and i thought about...nothing. and it was glorious. a peaceful respite in a week full of overwhelming. and so i thought i'd share so i could remember what it was like not to feel like i am going crazy.