Hiya,
Just back from another 30 min run, but it was weird. A few cities away from here a large field has caught fire today and the smoke reaches even to us. Maybe I should not have run, it did not feel all that healthy running in the smoke. It is not smoke smoke, but there is a haze in the air and it smells like smoke. But still, I needed to run. Felt at the end of my nerves today and I needed a good run to calm down. So smoke or no smoke, out I went.
0 - 5 min: seriously doubting if I should run. Breathing feels a tad weird with this smoke. I do note I have a good pace and cadence from the start, which makes me happy.
5 - 10 min: not much to say.
10 - 15: a stitch appears in my belly and I wonder if I not better stop. A stitch and the smoke? But suddenly a heron flies right above me to land just a few meters away. I am so in awe of this majestic beast that the stitch is forgotten and disappears all together. Also there are more trees here and the air feels cleaner. On we go!
15 - 20: I pass some elderly people who are playing jeu de boules. Probably some folks from the elderly home across the street.
20 - 25: is that ash falling? Oh no, ash is in fact falling about 5 km from us, but here they are fuzzy thingies (pollen?) from the trees. The trees are thinning though and I feel it in my breathing (more smoke).
25 - 30: not much to say.
Done! I am so happy I went out. I really needed my run today. And it seems I am getting a tad faster even though I don't want to, haha. 3,54 km in 30 mins. I am at 66.0 km from the 97.1 km Kilimanjaro challenge. Despite not running for 2 weeks, I am luckily still on track of my set limit.
Sunday is virtual race day! I participate in the virtual Antwerp Ten Miles Short Run of 6 km. With an app I should here what I would see in the real race (places) and where I am in regards to the other runners in my wave. I am very curious!
Cheers, Evy