Catoctin 50k is fast approaching- just a little over a week away. As important as it is to get my legs ready (at this point mostly rest) it's equally and perhaps more important to get my spirit right. If I run purely a physical race I will surely miss the point of 31+ miles on a mountain trail in late July. The true mission isn't to see how many people I can beat or how fast I will run or even if I finish or not - all of these things are good and important - but they're not vital. The real purpose is to let go of all that is not motion emanating from a still point within. In our spiritual stillness we touch upon a strength that by far surpasses all physical limits. From stillness comes a body that is carried on a wave of pure motion. Herman Melville stated that silence is the only voice of God - when we run from stillness we become this voice and are God's expression put forth in joyful expression.
This is what I ready myself for - and this is why I run.
Peace,
Eric
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