Night Run
A cool sweat dampens my skin. I momentarily pant out of breath as I just sprinted to the finish of my parked car. I look to my right and see a moon lit sky reflecting off the water, stars scattered across the horizon, the town is quiet, the scenery is rather mystic. I continued to walk down River Road, euphoric, slighty cramping from the earlier Wendy's burger, but appreciative. Nestled quietly off to the side of the Ohio River, 38 miles north of Pittsburgh, lies River Road, a runner's sanctuary that just so happened to be in my hometown. My eyes and fingers could only take so much time in front of a lap top during my student teaching semester, and a night run 2-3 times a week became an introspective routine that brought everything together for me. A year later in Summer 2011, I volunteered to work at a 5k night race, originally developed by my fellow coach, a local favorite, "Howl @ The Moon." I thought it was so cool. My running legs were getting