43 degrees
shirley theel memorial park/austin, mn
A 5K! 1 minute walking, 4 minutes running, six times. Scott and I ran it together. Felt pretty good. My knee feels okay. Looking forward to being finished with the injury recovery plan and just being able to run. Maybe then I can pay attention to things other than how my knee feels, what my pace is, when I stop walking, when I start running.
This week’s poetry assignment is haikus. Thought I’d try to do some breathing/running ones.
1.
jagged breaths
as running begins
crisp cold air.
2.
hard to speak
legs start to warm up
air is cool.
3.
nose drips
eyes weep in the wind
hood stays up
4.
zipped jacket
muscles loosen up
breathing slows
5.
longer strides
longer sentences
said out loud.
6.
unzipped shirt
hood comes off. bare skin
is exposed.
7.
a warm trunk
bent slightly foward
hands relaxed.
8.
In 2 3
out 2. rhythmic breaths
rapid pulse
9.
flashing sun
pulses through pine trees
steady feet
10.
quicker steps
sweat pools at tip of
ponytail
11.
six loops run
warmer body and
warmer air
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12.
to run is
to stop thinking and
start flying
13.
when running
never trust a path
without trees