It has already been almost three weeks since I ran my third half marathon...in a sea of orange. It was fun, especially as "Be Orange, It's a Way of Life" became a part of me at Wartburg College. Nearly 19,000 runners all wearing the orange race shirt. I was about 9 minutes slower than my PR, and I was okay with that. The thrill and adrenaline of running was amazing. I must say THANK YOU to all of you who go out to support runners during races. Your bands, clapping, cheering, bells and other silly noise makers keep a runner's mind positive and pushing forward. Yes, I know watching a distance race is worse than watching paint dry, but really, you are a huge part of what keeps runners running in a race. Keep it up!
As of tomorrow, Friday, I will have completed two courses of the semester. Three finish up next week. As the days before I fly back to the US become fewer, it has become more and more difficult. I am not ready to leave what I have here in Germany. If only I could figure out how to actually enjoy the rest of the time I have rather than carrying on with my being cranky and feeling crappy. Oh, and it would be nice to find a way to stop breaking into uncontrollable sobbing every time someone looks at me. Seriously.
Pax.
