I have indeed been running every morning; ‘running’, or going two miles at varying paces anyway. I haven’t taken a timed run in a long time, since that was both making me [more] miserable spiritually (the gains were a rush, but the experience of haunting competitive pressure was bitter) and was making my legs feel worse on subsequent days. That probably means added strength, but the sensation of stiffness, leadenness, knocked-back-ness following timed days was frustrating. Having written this out, I suppose I’ll begin taking intermittent timed runs again — especially since I registered and will be participating in the Bannister Community Mile, my first-ever ‘official’ timed running event. I estimated an 8:30 time, though I think it’s likely I’ll do better than that.
Parish work has been demanding for the past week or so, at or near full time. Preparing service sheets for Holy Week (and eventually, Easter) along with leading services and preaching, and working with wedding couples, staff meetings, and the accursed emails (not the ones from you, of course, but the cascades of emails…. But the PCC is making promising progress toward advertising our vacancy, and heaven permitting, we may have a Team Rector in a few months.