I couldn't wait to start my new life.

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"Curb stepping up to grass in five, four, three, two, one, now," I sent to Amy as we ran off the paved bike trail and into the park. The cool of the morning felt great, and the mile we'd jogged was a good warmup for our beach run. "Slow to a walk now," I said. "Let's get the shoes off," I told the other three. We removed our jogging shoes and socks, stowing them in the backpack I had with the water. We walked out onto the loose sand of Silver Strand. We left towels and bag on an open section...