Running from Maggie...

Ever had one of "those" runs?
One that leaves you on a high all.day.long.???
That was me on Sunday...I had it - the awesome run - thanks to Maggie.
It was a coaching run, and we were running a route with a few sketchy spots and a lot of turns, but next to the Industrial Route, this is one of my favs!
I started out just warming up and some how ended up in front with Coach Dan.
He decided to peel back at Blvd and Broad and told me to keep lead.
I looked at my Garmin and looked over my shoulder and saw the "pack" - those ambitious novice MTT runners and they were following me. I knew Maggie was a bit back, not because she is slow - NO WAY.
But mentally I used this to take and keep the front spot....I used her..I was "Running from Maggie".
As much as I love, love, love running with her, I decided then, at the corner of Blvd and Monument, I wasn't going to see her until the Stadium post-run. Period.
I felt in the groove, alone and being followed - I made my way down Monument, clip-clop, bam-bam, go my feet...my turnover was on spot and I was feeling it.
What was I feeling? I was feeling a euphoric high, I felt powerful and relaxed at the same time.
My mind and body were in unison, and to quote G, I was "having fun".
I got a "God Bless" and an "I love you" from some street dwellers, smelled some not-so-nice street smells and I felt every ounce of the humid air on my face but most of all, I felt alive!
I threw in some tempo sprints and kept hold of a strong pace in the 8-8:30 range and the hills downtown were blissfully tasty (you know I love to eat me some hills for breakfast)!
As I rounded the turn for the final mile stretch to the Stadium, I realized I had done it -
I was completing a perfect run.
Running from Maggie - she made my day and she didnt even know it until later...
Thank you Maggie!
Run safe, run happy!
-d