Last night's rainfall faded away into
nothing some time in the early hours of the morning. When I got up, I
opened the balcony door to let the wet earth scent seep into the
living room. I was greeted by a bird choir, perched on a tree right
outside the house. Nature was finally awake after its long winter
slumber and was triumphantly singing at the top of its lungs.
The sun didn't break through the clouds
until later, and the wind was still chilly when I and 6 other
runners from AIK met up. I had asked if anyone wanted to join me for a Good
Friday long run and luckily there were several who wanted to run with me.
We headed east, keeping to the north
side of the river. We ran as slowly as we possibly could. This was
supposed to be the first of two long runs, on two consecutive days,
for me and a couple of the others. I was going to do back-to-back
long runs, today and tomorrow, in order to get some more mileage
while keeping the risk of injury relatively low.
Our conversation flowed freely, and revolved mainly around - you guessed it - training. The
clouds dispersed and I marveled at how blue the sky can be. We
haven't really been spoiled when it comes to sunny days this winter,
and I made sure to enjoy every single photon that touched my body. We
caught glimpses of the ground under the pine trees and spruces as we ran
by a wooded area, and it was bare. The trails are probably still
covered in ice, but it's not going to be long before that, too, gives
in to the warmth of the spring sun.
Photo by E. H. |
Two hours later we were back at the
parking lot. The low pace we had kept throughout the run meant that
my body wasn't particularly tired, but it also might have been the
cause of the niggle in my left knee.
Very few things beat a long run on a
sunny day. This is life at its best.
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