nature’s first green
            I wish that I could enjoy the early weeks of a training plan as I enjoy the early weeks of spring.
        
     
    
            
    
        
    
        a year in running
            I don’t have to have any grand resolutions for the new year.
        
     
    
            
    
        
        
    
        an interlude
            Another year of my life has passed.
        
     
    
            
    
        
        
    
        groundhog year
            Sometimes the miles are boring; occasionally the miles are glorious.
        
     
    
            
    
        
    
        effortlessly
            Why am I doing this to myself?
        
     
    
            
    
        
        
    
        a year and a day
            I don’t think I will ever get enough.
        
     
    
            
    
        
    
        yesterday’s run
            I’m not sure I know what it means to take care of myself.
        
     
    
            
    
        
    
        nothing at stake
            Or maybe everything is at stake.