#fitoverfifty
clouded sky, clouded mind
painful knees, route to find,
went to the store
in the car before
the run
the rain
one idea followed me
run the route I drove, see?
eight kilometres
less or more, I would find out
with my Garmin Forerunner 305, GPS and heart rate monitor
to prove that I am still alive,
each one point six kilometre
was faster than the one before,
oppressive clouds closing
dark and heavy
city scents gust around me
each vehicle had a different taste
as I pushed the pace,
sweat ran down my face,
faster and faster, I could not master
any speed, just quick enough to plaster
my hair against my head
hamstring want to cramp me
left one, bonus in the last stretch, I could feel the growing twinge
the right one knew better to behave,
in the end
it did end
before the rain came
before the night fell,
tomorrow, I will walk to work and back,
I will do stairs, but go ahead and as
you think of me, I give you permission
to laugh in my difficulty, as I make it
through the day, walking funny and taking stares
from every one who passes my way.
Mar 13, 2015
Mar 13, 2015 at 12:36 AM UTC