Sept 2009 - Space Coast Runners
Sept 2009 - Space Coast Runners
Sept 2009 - Space Coast Runners
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GREENBELT CLASSIC by Jim Schroeder<br />
as i dozed fitfully<br />
i dreamt of running a Greenbelt Classic Half Marathon PB<br />
under perfectly-azure aussie skies ...<br />
(the aussie sky is incredible<br />
i always feel like shredding the bonds of my clothing<br />
jumping up arms out stretched<br />
to bury my whole body in the liquid azure skies<br />
turning several summersaults<br />
that lather my skin with<br />
silky strands of sky<br />
and slowly float down to earth<br />
coated from head to toe with sky-colour<br />
then to lie on my back<br />
day dreaming of the perfect run<br />
basking in the warm sun<br />
soaking in the mystery<br />
and beauty of a running life)<br />
BUT THEN<br />
SUDDENLY:<br />
the cruel 5:45am alarm<br />
rudely jars my slumbering form awake<br />
oooooh, is it raining?<br />
am i pardoned from my planned distance run<br />
a necessary checkpoint on the Adelaide Marathon Trail<br />
nooooo ...<br />
clear skies<br />
perfect skies<br />
7th may<br />
seven days in may past by<br />
whoops<br />
different dream ...<br />
badly misjudging the jogging time to Lockley's Bowling Club<br />
i reached the closed sign-in table minutes before the greenbelt start<br />
folded-arms Phil<br />
awaiting my lame excuses<br />
"lost?" he puzzled<br />
processing my foreign accent<br />
slowly gauging my pleas<br />
well, ok, just this once ...<br />
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