http://hawthornewriter.com Fri, 01 Mar 2013 23:44:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png http://hawthornewriter.com http://hawthornewriter.com/2007/08/16/fran-tip-2/ http://hawthornewriter.com/2007/08/16/fran-tip-2/#comments Thu, 16 Aug 2007 15:33:27 +0000 hawthornewriter http://hawthornewriter.com/2007/08/16/fran-tip-2/ ]]> I just ran the New York City half-marathon, and while my time would make a real marathoner guffaw, the body and soul both need something like this occasionally, no matter how inexpertly done.  Partly, of course, it’s the physical challenge, knowing that I pushed my body to its utmost; When I pounded across that finish line, feeling nauseous, I knew I had nothing left to give. (Or did I? could I improv my time next year?) But there are also benefits for the mind — because for once, I’m not staring at words. I’m aware of my body and the environment around me, and nothing else.

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