Runner's Envy...Runner's Withdrawl?

Well, the weather has been absolutely glorious. Perfect for long after work runs. I stayed late at work today and all of these sail boats were out on the river and I was sooooo jealous of the runners all up and down the trails. I've never enjoyed running as much as I have over the last several weeks and now I need to find another activity to let my brain do it's thing. Yoga is good, but it's such an organized sort of thing that I can't really just put my shoes on and go...running on the other hand it strictly for me when I want it.

ANYWAY, yoga today was really good. I feel super long and limber. I love Tuesday night yoga...Chuck, the instructor, is so awesome. He totally embodies what I think of when I hear "yoga." I think he reads a different piece of wisdom during every practice, but I've only been to a couple of his classes. He also rings this little bell at the end of the practice when we're coming back from meditating that is amazing. I know I'm supposed to have my eyes closed during meditation, but I really want to look at the bell. The sound is so crisp and delicate, but huge at the same time. He rings it three times and I can practically feel the slow motion traveling of the waves hitting my eardrums, while I see the waves sort of squiggle through the room. It's pretty amazing.

I'm going to put a lot of effort into all of my "other" training to see if maybe I can still pull off a half marathon in January. I'm also going to more heavily consider the purchase of the road bike. Up till now it was a serious item on the wish list of things I don't really need...now...I need to find another activity to put all my energy into and I think that may be the way to go after all.

So...if you have a super sweet road bike you want to sell...you should probably hook me up.