Couch to Beacon: Redemption
Shannon Bryan still can't run, but she believes in second chances. She's giving the Beach to Beacon 10K another shot (you know, after last year's tragic failure. But let's not bring that up).
Follow her training through race day: August 2.
Why run? It's a pants issue
Downward spirals are usually pretty easy to spot - they imply a quick and definite plummet, a fall from high. But sometimes plummets are in slow motion and you can easily dismiss the signs. Like when, at 28, you find yourself panting at the top of two flights of stairs (but you were carrying stuff! Those keys are heavy!). Soon, afternoon napping becomes the norm and the 10-minute walk to work is seen as an immense accomplishment.
But I can't ignore the intense feelings of loss, each time a pair of pants passes from the world of the wearable into the dark, hidden corner of my closet where the skinny pants dwell.
The bountiful collection of pants I could wear last year, left, compared to the three pairs of jeans I can still rotate through the week, right.




I have a box in the basement, and on the front it written "skinny pants", I can't even believe it exists. GRRR I can relate my dear! Do it for the Skinny Pants. :)
Posted by AndreaApril 18, 2007 08:12 AM