Honored by Haiku!
Wow, what a week! Things on DailyMile are really heating up. The weekly challenges (created by RunTalkRadio’s Thomas N have been amazing so far – I look forward to them so much, and they’re always creative and fun. One of the best things about them is that they create quite the conversation in the DailyMile community!
(By the way, RunTalkRadio is amazing. What a fun, informative, and hilarious site!)
So imagine my surprise when this week the challenge had my name on it! My running friend Stephanie (who went from 0 miles to running her first 50k in less than a year ) was the challenge honoree last week, and being the sweetheart that she is she recommended that this week’s challenge be about me! Check out the awesome artwork for the challenge:
- Wow! Photoshop skillz to the max.
The challenge is called the Kate M Haiku Challenge, and participants are tasked with running 5.75 miles and then writing a Haiku poem about their run. If you’ve blocked out your high school poetry unit as I have, Haiku are poems that have a set number of syllables per line, specifically 5 – 7 – 5 (get it? That’s why you run 5.75 miles!)
I am so excited to be part of this week’s RunTalkRadio challenge – thanks Stephanie and RTR! It’s been so fun to read everyone’s poems coming in. Here are some samples!
| six miles before dawn visualizing sunrise a new day begins – Vern M. |
bare legs against air
my half split shorts I did wear running without care |
Tempo in the Mist
Double O Kate recovers We ran; She’s smiling – Craig B. |
| Up early to run
Eager to do this challenge Ran fast and was fun! |
Finished speed workout
Engaging fast-twitch muscles Man, that was so fun |
Icy morning run
to finish Haiku Challenge plus two-point-five-six |
| My purposeful strides
remind me just how alive I am. Run it out. |
Feet, don’t fail me now.
I think I can beat that cow. I’m hungry for steak. |
Early morning run/
Through sunrise streets of city/ Question: Where’s the sun? |
| Lace up the shoes. Go.
Eight nine four of hills and rain. Home. Hot shower. Sigh. – Teri S. |
Ran more than challenged
Does this mean I did it wrong? Early run, cold knees |
If today I ran
Five Seven Five would be mine But alas, I rest. – Caleb K. |
| Beautiful sun day.
I tackled the hills for Kate. Smile, have a great one! – Jackie |
Newton Trainers on.
Random hill treadmill workout. Running to stand still. |
Winter comes to play
Icy cold has come to stay Please just go away – Bruce J. |
| Complete the challenge
Read, run and write by this week Five point seven five |
The run will be light
The haiku will be harder I cannot write poems |
Kate, Double Oh Kate
Injured in the groin quite bad Reads poems to get well |
| Challenge managed, y’all
Now I write all in haiku How long will this last? |
I can’t run six miles
But I can run three two times So I will do that – Brian H. |
So I ran too far
More than five point seven five Must be a loser. – Brian V. |
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Kate, injured runner I hope you are better soon We all wish you well – Mike C. |
Cold, Snow, Social, Fun hats, gloves, lots of warm layers Tuesday night running – Mike C. |
haiku and a run It doesn’t make any sense refrigerator – Jeremy S |
| Inspirational
Kate’s my Daily Mile Hero Motivational |
Just enough daylight After work crushed the challenge Slam, bam, thank you maam – Steve H. |
Damn my right hip once Cherry blossoms on my run Thank my left hip twice – David C. |
Plus we have some DMers who went above and beyond:
Seven miles today.
After yesterday’s repeats?
I must be stupid.Promise of sunshine
Was a cruel, cruel lie
F*** you, weatherman.– Jay P.
Another 8 miles
The same shit different day
Hamster on a wheelWarmer than I thought
Shoulda worn just a tee shirt
Cooked in my own juiceMore rain on the way
But today I did beat it
Dry shoes tomorrowShin still seems better
And so does my attitude
Better days aheadA haiku challenge
But run five point seven five?
I like integers– Chaz H.
My non-runner (but possible convert? I’m working on it) friend is crazy good at haiku and wrote me this one:
don’t run too much
but kate makes awesome baked goods
so here’s a haiku
I can’t claim my poetic contribution is quite as awesome as everyone else’s, but:
There once was a challenge to do
That asked for a poem impromptu
I sat down to do it
But once I got through it
Realized it should be haiku
– Kate M
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Mr Dude
24 Feb, 2010
I like this one. Some very clever poems from some very nice peeps. You are a lucky girl. xo