1. A few weeks ago I wished I could run along my routes in the Poconos. Then, this week, I wished I could run new routes in Seattle (where I am for work).
2. If I could run in Seattle, I would do hill repeats. This is a hilly city, and repeats are rewarded by amazing sculpture at the top of the hill.
3. I thought it would feel good to have an old lover make renewed moves on me (after more than 6 years). So, it happened tonight, and it turns out it doesn’t. I’m angry at him, and I also feel a little pity for him. End of story.
4. I have gained at least 12 pounds since I stopped running in mid-January. My scale gives me at best 5 pounds of “wiggle” room.
5. Just because “wiggle” rhymes with “jiggle” does not mean they can swap places in a sentence.
6. I think I have issues with food. How else do I explain gaining 12 pounds in 6 weeks? That numerical fact is frightening well beyond the visual level.
7. Turns out not many people in my company knew I got divorced. Just like, a few people. How pathetic and also, how relieving: I believed myself to be much more gossip-worthy than I actually am. For once, I am grateful to be boring.
8. Something I wish for: to run. To feel to wind at my face, the sun on my skin, and my competitors staring at my back.
9. A woman who is slightly younger than I am admitted she missed her BQ time (which is the same as mine) by 5 minutes. She is skinnier and more beautiful than I am (GD redheads!!), but yet: I missed the BQ time by only 4 minutes. Vanity is precise.
10. Even though I know he’s biased, a compliment from my dad still makes my day.
Pigtails Flying 
We must be runners. I was in Seattle 2 weeks ago and had the same itch & longing for running those steep hills,. almost everywhere in the city. Food was great too, minus the gloomy weather
When I’m injured I always gain weight, because I refuse to punish myself further by worrying about my diet. I really make an effort to enjoy being curvier than usual — I know I’ll lose it again when I am back running again. And so will you!
I didn’t run for 7 days and 5 pounds due to an upper respiratory illness. I had to track my food meticulously to get the weight off without exercise. You can do it!
I’d gain 12 or more pounds too if I stopped running. It’s the only thing that works for me! And there’s nothing worse than seeing a good route or a good hill when you are injured and can’t run it! Hope you’re back to running again soon!
These made me smile, #3 and 9 especially. Thanks. Wrote more this week for work than ever and so appreciated the beauty of brevity. Definitely the hardest thing in any kind of writing. Getting paid by the word does not encourage one to be concise. Wish I could convey so much in a three word sentence.
Stay positive! You’ll be out running again soon 🙂 p.s. Love #9 and #5