Last night I went out for a run in honor of all of those involved in the Boston Marathon. I decided I can't run 26.2 miles, but I could run 2.62. I wore the shirt from my last half marathon (as close to a marathon as I've gotten!) and headed out to my running stomping grounds.
I know many have said to run the first mile without music. I chose instead to start my run off with the Dropkick Murphy's "Shipping Off To Boston." I thought it was totally appropriate.
When Garmin went off at the half mile mark, I was at 5:20. Wha?!?! I don't run half mile times that fast. It may even be a record. I kept going. I looked down at the mile and was at 11:20. What the... This is insane. I don't run this fast. All I can think of was anger.
The rest of my run was faster than normal, but I did slow it down. I was having a bit of ankle pain and I have too many races coming up to mess around with that. As I finished off my run, Faith Hill's "There Will Come A Day" was playing. I thought it was totally appropriate.
It's not easy
Trying to understand
How the world can be so cold
Stealing the souls of man
Cloudy skies rain down
On all your dreams
You wrestle with the fear and doubt
Sometimes it's hard, but you gotta believe
There's a better place
Where our Father waits
And every tear
He'll wipe away
The darkness will be gone
The weak shall be strong
Hold on to your faith
There will come a day
There will come a day
Wars are raging
Lives are scattered
Innocence is lost
And hopes are shattered
The old are forgotten
The children are forsaken
In this world we're living in
Isn't anything sacred
There's a better place
Where our Father waits
And every tear
He'll wipe away
The darkness will be gone
The weak shall be strong
Hold on to your faith
There will come a day
There will come a day
Song will ring out
Down those golden streets
The voices of earth
The angels will sing
Every knee will bow
Sin will have no trace
In the glory of His amazing grace
Every knee will bow
Sin will have no trace
In the glory of His amazing grace
There will come a day
There will come a day
Oh, there will come a day
There will come a day
I know there's coming a day
Coming a day
Trying to understand
How the world can be so cold
Stealing the souls of man
Cloudy skies rain down
On all your dreams
You wrestle with the fear and doubt
Sometimes it's hard, but you gotta believe
There's a better place
Where our Father waits
And every tear
He'll wipe away
The darkness will be gone
The weak shall be strong
Hold on to your faith
There will come a day
There will come a day
Wars are raging
Lives are scattered
Innocence is lost
And hopes are shattered
The old are forgotten
The children are forsaken
In this world we're living in
Isn't anything sacred
There's a better place
Where our Father waits
And every tear
He'll wipe away
The darkness will be gone
The weak shall be strong
Hold on to your faith
There will come a day
There will come a day
Song will ring out
Down those golden streets
The voices of earth
The angels will sing
Every knee will bow
Sin will have no trace
In the glory of His amazing grace
Every knee will bow
Sin will have no trace
In the glory of His amazing grace
There will come a day
There will come a day
Oh, there will come a day
There will come a day
I know there's coming a day
Coming a day
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