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I’m Sarah Mac. I’m a writer, mom, runner. This is my original running blog, Running Starfish, started in 2009 to chronicle my first (and supposed to be last) marathon, all the way through qualifying for the 2016 Olympic Trials Marathon.

When My Runner Comes Home

When My Runner Comes Home
by o.robinson 1/26/12

When my runner comes home
I often put my hand low on her back
Shoe laces fling, ear buds unwind

I wonder where she's been
Like a pup loose from the yard
Will I catch a scent of the bay, a whiff of wooded trails

You can't see a runner go the distance
Just a glimpse on a turn
A hug at the line

The places she goes and the things she must see
Do they equal the joy I find in her return
I bet they do




(I've never been able to write a poem about running, but tonight when I came home Owen had written me one. I do feel like a little pup. Happy to run and have my home where I am loved.)

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