Our running community lost a good friend on Sunday. She died while running. I am sad for the loss of a friend and the devastating impact a tragedy like this has on the family. Our group is in shock but committed to this family and helping in every way we can.
There are points during the day when I let the grief settle in around me and not try to fix anything or make it better. Grief must be felt, not stayed. It is at times, as Rilke said, "like pushing through solid rock," but is a necessary part of being alive. I left my Asics on some landscaping near where she died today. Someone had placed roses there. I run that stretch every day, and now every day it will be different.
"Between grief and nothing, I'll take grief." William Faulkner
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