While on vacation I was able to go back to Murfreesboro
for a few days. This is where I started running back in 2010. I have not been
back in three years so it was great to go back and see how much has changed in
the fast growing southern city. The
first morning I was in town I headed out early in the morning to go for a five
mile run across town and through the Stones River battle field (Civil War
battles of Stones River took place there). After being in such a different
climate and terrain for the last three years it was amazing to me how different
it was to run in the boro. The air is
damp and thick with humidity. The heat is already climbing by 6:00AM and the
roads are flat, newly paved and wide to accommodate runners. I miss those roads
but I don’t miss the heat and humidity. It was extremely nostalgic to run there
again. The other thing that came to mind while running back where it all
started is how much I miss my training partners. I will never forget how Jeff
showed up early on a Sunday morning to run the last 10 miles of an 18 mile long
run prior to my first ironman. It was a great boost at the time. I hope someday to return in October to run the Middle Half. My favorite half marathon ever!