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March 7, 2007
Please Note:
On this day, March 7th, I wore shorts while running in Yellowstone National Park. The trail was gooey, icky, sticky, mucky, slushy, slippery, and, oh yeah, fantastic.
Around here, when winter finally begins to cease her incessant grip upon the world, people celebrate. The celebration is rather simple, of course, but definitely noticeable. The sidewalks are occupied with walkers; people's smiles are wider; there seems to be a skip in everyone's step. We say to each other in passing, "Well, it looks like we've survived another winter." and, "What a great day, isn't it?"
My celebration of the warm and sunny day was also simple. I donned a pair of shorts and went out for a trail run. I smiled as I slid through slush. I laughed when I splashed through puddles. I grew happier as my legs grew muddier.
I'm pretty sure it'll get cold and snow again, perhaps once or twice. But for now, I'm going to enjoy this.
Posted by Meghan at March 7, 2007 4:30 PM
Comments
Man...now I KNOW I need to leave Pittsburgh. Even YOU are wearing shorts on your runs? What the heck? I at least could always console myself that your weather was worse than mine... :)
Glad you had a great run!
Posted by: Beth at March 7, 2007 7:13 PM
I had a few people comment that they thought I was crazy for running in the snow and slush in the mountains but it's fun isn't it? It's kind of refreshing almost exhilarating when you splatter your legs with a big glob of slush.
Enjoy your "short runs" and avoid that temptation to splash other runners or hikers when you run by them.
Posted by: Eric at March 7, 2007 8:12 PM
I wore shorts today too - nice and mild and warm for five miles, raining for two miles. It was fun while it lasted!
Posted by: backofpack at March 7, 2007 9:32 PM