Amazing Letters...

© Ugur Akinci

Since I started this blog I also started to get one or two amazing letters a week, letters that I never expected given the humble dimensions of this tiny blog. But it means there really are people out there who are trying to go back to something that used to make them feel FREE back in their youths... or people who feel that there is a WAY OUT of their present physical-psychological predicament and running is just one of those things in the solution mix...

There is one particular reader who have shared with me recently how she used to run good enough in her youth to win medals but could not share it with her parents who were "absent"... So she threw all her medals away, imagine...

I wonder how many other readers do share such a similar background. But I'll tell you this: I'm a guy whose parents divorced when I was a little boy and the repercussions of that life-altering event still continue for me at this ripe age of 60. And probably my running has something to do with that event as well although I never thought about the connection until I received this lovely letter from my reader. I asked her permission to share it in full with you all and if she says yes you're in for a treat because it's such an honest, warm, and inspiring letter...

THE LATEST... I was in Baltimore for the B'More Marathon. No, I did not run but my son did a half-marathon (13 miles) and I was there to give him logistic support. He ran under 2 hours which is great I think given the fact that he never ran the distance before. I also took a bunch of photos that I'll share with you all in the days ahead. Sorry for my tardiness in that respect.

Wish you all a great happy day!  May your days run free like a gazelle and may you always have the wind on your back!