Athletic Poetry

I had a thought while running through the woods

It’s not enough to just post the Strava results

Nor to talk about pace and progression

You can move your body in a beautiful way

But without a way to share does it just get lost

Can you share a feeling?

Can you bring someone into a moment of joyful exertion?

Can you make someone a believer in what you believe in through the right words?

Can you turn a trail run into a poem?

I think I’m doing just that

When the warm sun breaks through the branches and leaves, it creates a strobe affect in your eyes

The motion becomes a movie

You’re inside of something you’re actively creating

Pick up the pace, double step, get around that root sticking out waiting to grab your ankle

Notice the sound of the birds discussing how well you’re moving through the woods

Like you belong there, you’re part home part adventure

SLIP, faceplant, mud everywhere

Smile grows wider from the fun of getting messy

Battle scars acquired, time to head for home

But aren’t I already there?

Triple pace, burn the rest of my gas, leave it all out there

Run through the line, the one in the dirt you created out of pure imagination

Live out what you believe, in intentional action

That makes your spirit CRY FOR MORE

Trail running is life

And it’s beautiful

Grateful