Recovery blues

The only problem about recovering from Comrades; from a big near 12-hour challenge, also from monnths of training almost as hard as I can. I can’t run. Otherwise its great. Lazy easy runs, time to enjoy them. Feeling strength return. Run-health fizzing through...

Recovery, recovering

The medal still warm in my pocket, my mind turns to next year’s run. Still another 4 weeks of recovery running before I start my secret plan improve my time: 1 min because its a down run, further sure but easier in a way and it ends at sea level, Toll Gate hill...

Recovery Re-discovery

Jogged this weird-warm winter morning; a shirtless ode to summer Eyes filled with stars. Legs a little stiff. Saturday’s morning’s 13 k: Too much fast, too much fun. No training burden, you see. Just running playfully. ...

Co-incidence

Moon high, Venus bright in a clear sky, city still; mountain quiet under its cloud; silence of a crisp morning before the first bird. Three joys of winter. Focus: car backs from garage at me padding the middle road, bright headlights rush at us. Three beings at the...