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By Jen Slayden
Oh life and the gentle reminders she gives us to stay healthy! My focus on centering myself in the last five years has mainly been from going on long runs. Although I see the value in meditation I have not mastered the practice of sitting still! (Does any mother?) Running provides me with a repetitive motion where as my body becomes busier my mind seems to become more still.
One day I went out on a long run. There had been much on my plate that week. I couldn’t find a different plate OR a bigger plate! I needed my meditative run, where my mind clears and opens to new perspectives. I purposefully left my ipod and my phone at home. No interruptions, no running partners. This was ME time.
I started out with a slow stride until I could feel my body warm up and relax into the movement. When I could feel the tension start to ease I started thinking about some challenges I was facing. Around this same time I felt a small pebble in my shoe but it did not warrant taking the time to stop and remove.
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The Missoula Marathon includes a full 26.2 mile marathon, 13.1 mile half marathon, marathon relay (teams of 4) and kids marathon. The kids marathon utilizes a log system over a period of months for kids to walk or jog 25 miles. The day of the Missoula Marathon the kids complete the final 1.2 miles, and have ultimately finished 26.2 miles.
