Running Off the Excess

I bend down and guide my feet into my gray running sneakers. As I tighten the laces, I have to clear room for my shoe among the detritus that covers the floor: cookie crumbs, K'NEX pieces, and Littlest Pet Shop animals. I fight the urge to purge and bolt out the door instead.

The day's unseasonal warmth shocks my system. I throw down my sweatshirt on the porch without giving it a second thought, without questioning how crazy it is to run in short sleeves in New Jersey in December, and I bound down the steps onto the wet driveway.

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