Saturday, August 15, 2015

Week 105: “Runnin Runnin…”


I believe that is a Black Eyed Peas song I was trying to sing there…

Back in June I was going through a rough time and felt that I needed to set some long-term goals to keep me energized and purposeful. Running to my shopping village, Kanye, became that goal. Kanye is only 10 kilometers from my home and this weekend I was able to make the trek. It was incredibly satisfying to be walking around Kanye knowing that nothing but my feet and the air in my lungs took me there. Admittedly running along a highway that Semis use was rather less enjoyable than running in the bush, where I usually run, which reminded me that its about the journey not the end result. Although it was great to not have to wait for a combi to take me to Kanye, I can recall many more pleasant runs after work in June and July than this one. Regardless of how the final run felt, it did the trick, two months have gone by and I am in a drastically different headspace. I am happy to have two more months with the people I care about here and grateful that I did not leave in June as I had considered. My knees may be telling me to ease off the running and so my next goal is to reread Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina, as I did when I first arrived.

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