It was a perfect day for a run in New England. Presented by the Squannacook River Runners, this is the 24th running of the Groton Road Race. Being a runner feels different for me now. The universe is undergoing entropy…and I’m a part of that universe. I can’t go home again, but I can get back to where I once belonged…even if, when I get there…I’m not the same runner I used to be. That’s okay, that’s a good thing. These people, this race, that feeling of being a participant in something great and fun… it’s so much of what I’ve missed about running. Happiness is feeling accepted…it’s being with others who live their lives to the top. It’s the charm, the spell or the mojo of a moment in time. I had a fantastic time at the Groton Road Race, aka “The Mojo au Groton”. It was great to get together with Deb, Doug, Donna, Kathy, Jay, John, and Jack. “Start, Finish and Have Fun”. Is there a better way to describe the purpose of a road race? Medals and prizes, trophies and awards are wonderful to achieve, but at the core of it: the reason to run a race should have this higher purpose. Links: Intervals between episodes and the complete conversation with Coach Jeff can be heard over at steverunnerblog.com Melodious advice by Neil on Twitter @neilbearse Both opening and closing themes songs were by Jim Fidler at jimfidler.com “The Curra Road” was composed by Ger Wolfe at gerwolf.com The song “Feels Like Coming Home” was performed by Jetta. https://soundcloud.com/jetta Intervals between episodes can be found at steverunnerblog.com In Vino Veritas with http://www.coachjeff.com.au/at http://www.thewinechatpodcast.com/ Track my return to the road at health.steverunner.com and RunKeeper.steverunner.com. ONLY IF YOU LIKE IT: Phedippidations is supported monthly through the kind financial support of fellow runners who clicked on the ONLY IF YOU LIKE IT button at SteveRunner.com to subscribe to Amazon Payments or Paypal to send me a dollar a month for my podcasting efforts. Thank you: Vera, Ryan, Chaise, Gordon, Scott, Mike, Jeff, Colin, Jason, Diane, Cheryl, Ron, Mark, Martha, Greg, Tim, Bill, David, Doug, Vance, Marcelo, Roberto, Zaki, Norm, Simon, Janice, Andrew, Pam, Rob, Trey, Steve, Angie, Lynn, Nancy, Eric, Jim, Joe, Martin, Tom, David, Pierre, Andrea, Dave, Desiree, Jens, Claudia, Jill, Elizabeth, Pat, Marc, Chris, Dino, Michael, Clay, Matthew, Terence, Tom, Louis, Toni, Margaret, Janina, Joe, Fred, Joerg, Erik, Wendee, Evelyn, Nicolas, John, Christiane, Katie, Brad and Jim. {http://support.steverunner.com} Follow me on: Blog: SteveRunnerBlog.com Stream: http://stitcher.steverunner.com Apple App: http://iapp.steverunner.com Android App: http://android.steverunner.com Support: http://support.steverunner.com Health: Health.SteveRunner.com Running: RunKeeper.SteveRunner.com Video: YouTube.SteveRunner.com http://traffic.libsyn.com/steverunner/Fdip328.mp3