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I ran, but you know what happens to the knees. Fifty years times 365 days times 3 miles... I can sprint to catch a bus or tackle a bad guy, but it's no longer my sport. It's my secret weapon in emergencies.Lovely video. Am following your channel.
Oooh yea I’m completely obsessed with her. Odd and slightly embarrassing, considering she’s a complete psycho who tortures people for fun. But she’s also quite capable of love.I ran, but you know what happens to the knees. Fifty years times 365 days times 3 miles... I can sprint to catch a bus or tackle a bad guy, but it's no longer my sport. It's my secret weapon in emergencies.
Big hug to you. I shall vicariously run marathons! (and about Kilatra... my kind of girl... in real life I would marry her... sorry, that's not in your story, but think about it... what would happen if she fell in love with a nice gentleman writer and we lived happily ever after? Sorry. She's always on my mind. Total babe that she is. Her story is entirely your own, but I love how some of the characters in my own stories are like her.)
Someone who is capable of love is not a complete psycho. Maybe like the rest of us, but more extreme.Oooh yea I’m completely obsessed with her. Odd and slightly embarrassing, considering she’s a complete psycho who tortures people for fun. But she’s also quite capable of love.
Yes true. The last scene I wrote with her made me feel physically ill , though, because she hurt a character I really like and she loved it and the other character is terrified, which of course delights Kilatra . She’s one of those characters who I can easily know what she will do in any situation, no matter if it’s repulsive or oddly seductive.Someone who is capable of love is not a complete psycho. Maybe like the rest of us, but more extreme.
I definitely think that counts!Well done. Great video
I walk 5 miles a day almost every day weather permitting - started Jan ‘22. Does that count?
Never been a runner but like Peyton says, the knees couldn’t take running these days
I like trail running SO much better than road running, tooI cross-country with my dog, and I race like a dafty around an agility field. I don't road-run though. I find that boring.
10 / 15k about 3 times a weekUp until 2 months ago ...i used to run 10k...15k a week...then I had a stroke....thought running...not drinking...being trim would protect me forever....getting back into it now...bout 5vk my doctor says...build it up...but trally svared me having a stroke
Love to read the scene...Yes true. The last scene I wrote with her made me feel physically ill , though, because she hurt a character I really like and she loved it and the other character is terrified, which of course delights Kilatra . She’s one of those characters who I can easily know what she will do in any situation, no matter if it’s repulsive or oddly seductive.
My runs are most often just wanderings that I track distance and pace on my watch. So hopefully this countsI wander. Randomly. On occasion. Does that count?
Good luck getting back, KG.10 / 15k about 3 times a week
Ahhh I went for a night run in Death Valley. If you think it’s silent during the day, run through furnace creek at night. When I reached the Panamint range, something large moved in the scraggly brush. Could see anything but (barely) the white line that marked the edge of the road, so I just kept running. Later I looked up wildlife in Death Valley, learned that the ranges are home to cougars, and decided to stick to running in the morning instead of night.I got back into running late last summer after a three-year break. I try to do 5k every day (note the qualifier) on the treadmill. My time sucks. When the weather's warm enough, I hit the trail in the backyard. I'll definitely go back there this week.
I did a few nightruns last year. All you need is a head light, a waist light, and questionable sanity. There are so many sounds in the woods at night - and I'd swear every one was a hungry bear stalking me. There are very few of those around here, but I prolly should carry bear spray.
I've frightened rabbits and a deer - and they've frightened me. I hope I never frighten a skunk.
I slipped on coyote poop once. How do I know it was from a coyote? Well...they eat rodents and rabbits, fur and all. They can't digest the fur, so...
There are things you can only see at night - Luna, Mars, Venus. Fireflies. Yet the coolest thing I see on the trail at night is literally on the trail. Little white dots on the ground reflect my body lights. Get close to the source, and you'll find a Wolf Spider. Their eyes reflect light like a cat.
I wander. Randomly. On occasion. Does that count?
I cross-country with my dog, and I race like a dafty around an agility field. I don't road-run though. I find that boring.
I like trail running SO much better than road running, too.
Take it steady and build up comfortably.10 / 15k about 3 times a week