STRESS

Just when you think you are going strong and smooth, life has a way of humbling you.  Last week was awesome, training was going really well, life felt balanced, troubles were small and manageable.

This week – totally different. Some are little stressors, for example on Sunday evening my internet went down – again. I had 5 training plans to write, tons of emails to answer, and a blog (this one) to post.  So, I shuffled to a neigbhors, house using her internet, till she politely asked me to go home at 10:30 so she could get some sleep.

Most of Monday was spent in court, waiting to see if I was selected for a jury (more on that later), and as I drove home knowing there was again no functional Internet, I cruised the Main Street of our little town looking for an unsecured network.  I finally found one and sat in my car sending and receiving emails for 30 minutes.

But what is really weighing on me is the trial which starts tomorrow.  I have never sat on a jury before and this case promises to be a tough one.  I am deeply moved by the enormity of the task that awaits me – deciding the fate of another person.  What do we call on to know how to make decisions such as these - faith, a higher power, our own sense of right and wrong, nothing? 

As I prepare myself to be sequestered in a court room for days, I am acutely aware of my own personal freedom and the emotional release that comes from running or biking on the open road.  There are many who never know that freedom.

I hope you are able to get out there and ride and run for me this week!

-Athlete Jo

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