This Morning's Race

I had to run for the bus this morning. It was all set up for me. Today, Thursday is my workout day with only a single class as my obstacle. I climbed out of bed, made coffee, made a sandwich much like a McDonald 's filet o' fish. I watched as Steven Colbert satirizes a former Alaskan senator as a hero, brushed my teeth, looked at the clock and ran.

Already in my work out clothing, first I walk swiftly down the hill. As seconds ticked and ticked, my foot steps became larger and larger. Steps became leaps, then the leaps became an all out sprint. As I reach the crest of the hill, I see people waiting at the finishing line, I now know that the tape did not yet break.

I cruise in to the intersection, hit the button to stop my time, a new record. Green became red, hand becomes a man, and I walk across triumphant.