Week Twenty-Five:
Emotion A lot of emotional
ups and downs this week. Cat's week starts off by missing the 10k at Disney -
generating disappointments.
"More gruesome-ness? I
missed my 10K start line from sleeping through my alarm, and I hear that the half-marathoners
take the red course through Disney. Poop! There's another race coming up, so it's
not all lost, but I am disappointed at both missing the Disney 10K and the red
course that won't run by the countries. Maybe it a rumor. I hope so! " ~Cat
Add these disappointments to foot issues, and the end result is..
"Dread. 3 mile walk/jog on pavement on my notes for today. Dread. Will my toe
be nasty? Will my ankle give out? Should I jsut walk? Should I trade it for a
gym session on a cross-trainer?" ~Cat At the end of a particularly
awful week on her end, Adrith goes for a walk and therapy session with the Moon.
"So off I went. The temperature and breeze were just right for my
new fundraising long-sleeve shirt, there was very little traffic out on the street,
and it felt very relaxing. About a half-mile into my walk, the moon whispered,
"So what's bugging you?" "Oh, nothing. I just don't feel like I've got enough
time for everything," I sighed. "That might be because you DON'T. Have you
ever thought about paring down your activities?" "Yes.. but I'm really committed
to all the things I have remaining. Work, and school, and training. The bulk of
the fundraising work is done; all I have to do is get my friends and family to
send their pledges in. And all these other things are important to me." "Have
you thought that maybe you should settle for good enough instead of absolute perfection?
That maybe under the circumstances, absolute perfection is a little more than
you can handle right now?" ~Adrith On the bright side, though, Cat
reaches her minimum fundraising goal of $1000, and has a great time with her NF
Patient Hero and his family. Let's hope that next week, things start to look up
training-wise!
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