By Alicia Shay
Truthfully, I had a great nutrition article written and ready to post. However, as I glanced over the words I had typed out, their importance seemed to pale in comparison to how the nation of Japan is suffering right now. For the last several days, every time I step outside to go for a run I feel conflicted. For the first mile my legs feel heavy and my heart feels even heavier. Images of a country ravaged by an earthquake, a tsunami and now nuclear dangers play through my mind. My thoughts range from sorrow to prayer to grief to hopelessness and to hope. As the seconds tick by, eventually my pace quickens, the heaviness starts to lift and the urge to stop disappears as I press forward.
