I run
I put my trainers on and I run
The treadmill can't hold me down so i do this in the park, i do it on the roads- i do it across brides , around lakes, and across rivers. I usuallly run alone.
But I am not the only one running, my brothers and my sisters run with me.
There's a way you feel when you run, you don't really think about what you're doing- one foot, other foot-- repeat until elapsed distance is satisfactory. You need to be a certain type of person to run, it is not for everybody. i don't mean run once a month or once a week but you know a few times a week.
I usually run a route which leads me to my car. SOmetimes a few miles sometimes several miles.
Anyway if i run during the daylight hours I will usually pass several runners, all going through the same struggle. I don;t know hwat they're thinking i don't know why they run, for fitness for sport, for enjoyment for their life. But I know there is a connection between me and the guy or girl running towards me with wild robotic movements. And then they pass me with not so much as a glance or a nod or a smile.
I feel like my friend just blanked me
We are meant to be Brothers, we share a secret that only runners know at least give me the nod.
Anyway I've taken it in my stride :) to smile, wave wink or nod at all runners passing me--
I feel to bellow -words of support, but I'll save that for later.
I want to build a real solidarity amongs my kind
For when the world dies of a heart attack the runners will run on by - white headphones swaying with the motion of they that dare to run.
almost poetic, made me want to grab my trainers and... ahh it's raining maybe not.
ReplyDeleteBut yeah the nod at 6 in the morning when Im running with my eyes half closed from tiredness? Make it all worthwhile
you know this man - i went for a nice run today
ReplyDeleteI've been stalling a trip to the running shop - but there's no one to make me get those shoes so I win and I lose...
ReplyDeleteYou post has inspired me some though.