I’ve been noticing that its harder work to run these days and having discounted thicker air, increased gravity and the earth tilting against me, I’ve decided it’s probably just because I need to run more.
As I fell out of bed this morning, there was an extended howl of wind from outside which was accompanied by rain drumming steadily on the roof. I did my Chi Kung, put the coffee on and realised that somewhere in the back of my mind there lurked a desire to run.
It might have been raining, but it wasn’t cold outside and after sitting reading Edward de Bono’s Po for a while, I sprang into action. Shorts, t-shirt, Gore jacket and a beanie… ready for anything.
The rain was lighter by the time I left and quickly desisted leaving me to enjoy a damp spring morning… particularly engaging was the beautiful smell of blossom which I periodically ran past.
The ground was firm and the mud flattened out so the rain had collected only in occasional shallow puddles making for easy running, with light mud splashing delicately onto my calves as I ran.
I did only a short circuit, out to the Royal Oak, Wivelsfield, West Wood, back via the Magical Path & across the Common. It was a great morning for thinking, especially with Po still fresh in my mind and I made good time, completing the 5.2 miles in 45 minutes, five minutes faster than on the 8th March. 6.93mph and I wasn’t even pushing myself.
As I got back so the sun broke through the clouds, as if to accentuate just how GOOD I felt!
David.
You approach everything with the positive action that I try to express in Travel in the mind. Everything you do is calculated to be ‘positive and deliberate, from ‘running’ to ‘cleaning’ the kitchen sink. It is an attitude and a philosophy that I applaud wholeheartedly. Roy.