I just finished a 3.8km run that lasted about 0hh:27mm:58ss !
So, it was less than 2 years ago where I was a total apartment dude, living right in the heart of the city and walking wherever I needed to be. Life was all communal social areas, bars and coffee shops and indoor rock climbing. It was definitely a fun life, but seasons and the world around me pretty much had zero effect on my life.
Now, as a total old person, I find myself getting super excited about random gardens I ran past, and the wild flowers popping up all over the place. What happened to me? I was possibly cool.... now I've got the conversational stylings of a grandparent who has just come in from the backyard. Sigh.
That said... the wildflowers on my run are amazing... and it is all really exciting to see the landscape around me literally blossom with funness... even if it is that awkward stage of the year where bright running tops save me from hunters, but put me directly in the line of fire for very excited bees.
My conditioning is going really well now. My time wasn't great today, but that's mainly because I kept stopping to take photos. definitely inspires me to get out running, but it also distracts me during the actual run because I want to grab a good cover photo. I was totally excited to take a photo of myself with some horses in the background, and then was too busy waving at them as I ran past to remember to actually take the shot.
Now that my calves and Achilles are 70% less jerks, I can really start to work on my speed and try to run the whole distance without stopping.
Hope you're all well!
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