M'am, that is the prettiest blouse...

Today I finally went running! I've been swimming and biking all week for the most part and I was actually looking forward to getting back to my long, lost friend- running. It was a beautiful day in the mid-70's. I could have taken Audrey with me in the jogger for a run while Sarah Cowles was in preschool but I intentionally did not. I needed some just me time without having to multi-task between running and entertaining her at the same time. It was just one of those days. So I went to Lake Pine where they have a beautiful 2 mile loop. I ended up doing 2 laps or 4 miles. I felt good minus the fact that I started having some knee pain yesterday. It is a familiar pain as I have dealt with it since a soccer injury and subsequent chondromalatia in my right knee. Typically it is side-to-side activities that aggravate it but alas it has resurfaced probably due to the intensity of training since starting TNT. So I will hit the weights sooner than later and hopefully get that knee/muscles in shape.

On a completely different note, while on my runs, I have recently discovered the pleasure of listening to NPR on my fancy phone- Android, I think. It's great. Real adult "conversation" for more than 5 minutes at a time! I crave this stuff as a full-time momma to two little ones! Anyway, today's podcast on Talk of the Nation was titled:

Trading The Road Of Anger For The Path To Patience 
http://www.npr.org/2012/03/01/147736933/trading-the-road-of-anger-for-the-path-to-patience?sc=emaf

Hey, not that I am ever angry or impatient (I jest) but it was a nice story to listen to as I hoofed it around the lake. They took calls from people who wanted to share how they had learned to be patient in certain instances. In case you don't have 16 minutes to listen to the story, here was my favorite segment:

BETH: I was a having a very busy day with lots of errands a few years ago and went into a post office where I was the only customer. And the attendant was taking his time rhythmically stamping a very tall pile of envelopes. And he didn't even look at me. I stood there for about five minutes. And finally, I just laid it into him, at which point he looked at me and he said, ma'am, that is the prettiest blouse.

(SOUNDBITE OF LAUGHTER)

BETH: He completely disarmed me. And I thought what a great tool to have in your toolbox when somebody is impatient, to be able to use something like that, that completely changes the subject and gets you see how unimportant this little delay is in the bigger scheme of things.

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Pretty cool, huh? Workout and wisdom. Looking ahead...no workout tomorrow. Another brick (bike/run) on Saturday...wahoo!