TAM Blog

Stop, Pull Over & Run. 

Can't swim without discovering water.  Can't pedal without strapping your bike to your car.  But, you can run at the spur of the moment.  A simple pair of running shoes and off you go.  That is the beauty of it. 

With a bit of time to kill the other day, I found myself heading down SFD and got it in my head to just pull over.  I stopped.  I ran.  With school out of session, the campus of Marin College felt like an oasis of serentity.  The brochure sits on my desk in my home office and I vowed that one day soon I'll take a class there.

Passing the Ross Valley Police & Fire Department, Sean Penn and his wife popped into my head as they always do.  Rumor has it they bought the house right across the street because she had something tramatic happen to her and needed the police close by.  Are these lovely celebrity friends of ours still married or filing for divorce---I just can't keep up!?

The rico taqueria on the corner (although delicious) made my stomach turn a bit.  Not quite ready for a good, greasy, authentic mexican meal while putting one foot in front of the other.

Later, after heading down McAllister, I found myself at Bacich and ran right passed the house for sale directly across the street from the school.  Talk about having no excuse to get your kid to school at time!

Almost with a mind of their own, my feet led me to the track at Marin Catholic.  Quite honestly, I'm not sure I've run on a track since college.  I always found that type of running repetitive and boring.  But, not today!  This vibrant blue track, feeling like a new sponge under my toes, gave givingly with each step.  With dead on Mt. Tam views, I was reminded of how blessed I am to live in Marin County.

So, I recommend...if you have it in you today...just stop, pull over and run.