Cyan of the Times

I had trained over the past 2 weeks for the WWWP5K, with the intention of it being my first FULL barefoot 5k… but then fate struck, and I ended up kayaking at LEAST 5k instead (barefoot, mind you, who needs shoes when kayaking anyways??)

I have to say that the time out on the lake with a few good people was much needed. Job transitions are stressful in this economy. Relationships are no laughing matter either. I need to get settled in one before I can have the other, true story.

One thing I attempted was a small scale trash pick up around the edge of the lake. While cruising along looking for deer and keeping an eye out for low branches I grabbed up some of the trash that would normally be inaccessible. The Oak Hollow Lake in High Point is even worse off, so I think I will make that one of my goals this summer, to go out on the that lake and do a trash sweep. I wonder about all the people that go walking and running to burn calories. Why don’t we walk around and pick up garbage or put time into making out communities more attractive? Why not volunteer to do manual labor instead of running on a treadmill to get some activity in our lives? I just think we need a higher purpose than smaller waistlines. I just think physical activity can be put to a purpose if we have the right mindset!

I think the WWWP5K was an AMAZING idea. It gets people to connect with one another and all come together around the world to work towards one small goal that unites us all. I hope to see more of that type of thing in the future. Especially with all the tools we have available on the net. Between FB, twitter, WP and all the photo sharing sites we can come together through the mighty # to connect and the internet becomes a lonely place no longer. All I can really say is… I’m excited about the ways we are able to connect with one another. # on twitter is genius and I hope to see it’s powers integrated into other forms of social networking. Oooh and… note to self: wear sunscreen next time.

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