Quick free write today in a lecture entitled: Utilizing Sports in Our Narrative

It’s an itch, a shiver in my bones, an ache through my muscles. Water hits face, stroke, full extension, rotate, roll, kick, pull, one, two three, breathe.

A burning desire to feel that stretch through my legs of a complete pedal stroke. Feet parallel to the ground, one circle of ankles at a time, pull back with the heels, push with the quads, pull with the hammies, breathe.

The need to stride out, pound the pavement cries in my heart. Mid-sole strike, keep hands loose, shoulders soft, breathe.