Writing Renewed while Running Continues

It has certainly been a long time since a post on the blog has happened. January 2013 was a long time ago to say the least. And to say that life has evolved with some changes is an understatement; however, the core values of my life continue the same.

Running is still central to the days while dogs, flying for Delta Airlines, and taking care of my Mom round out the remainder of the time.  In 2015, the career reached it's pinnacle when I upgraded to Captain for Delta and with that, there was a move from the home town of Fayetteville, GA to Salt Lake City, UT. It was a good move all around. With the upgrade to Captain, running also took a turn.

Gone are the days of massive miles (although there are still many miles), gone are the days of trail running (more on this in time), and gone are the days of ultra racing. Why all the changes? Well,  it boils down to several reasons and many of those reasons intertwine.

Between 2012 and May 2015, there were many, many wonderful miles in Peachtree City, GA and in the north Georgia mountains. Training runs solo and with friends dominated the time and energy. The ultra racing included 100 kilometers , 50 kilometers, 8 hours, 12 hours, and the ultimate goal of completing a last 100 miler in 2014 was accomplished. The last race was run in May of 2015, a 50 miler to celebrate the 50th birthday and the beginning of the Captain position.

So why all the life changes in the last 6 years? Many people plan their lives in great detail, from what the career will be and where it take him or her to how many children and where will we live. Others, on the other hand, take life as it comes, capitalizing on opportunities as they are presented.  While either approach may work for each of us, the bottom line is that life can often take you in directions you never thought possible. Sometimes the direction is well planned and researched and other times the direction comes at us with a vengeance and completely unexpected. Over the last 6 years my own life has had several defined, well thought out changes of life directions and a few challenging, "out of nowhere" changes.

Until next time, (and I will post more than once every 5 years), enjoy each day as it comes, whether it involves those well planned changes in life or something comes along when you least expect it.

Lake Blanche; Cottonwood Canyon; Salt Lake City, UT

2017