This morning the jog was very invigorating. I pushed my distance slightly more. My intention is to slowly increase the distance I cover every morning without increasing the time. This is by working on my speed.
My thoughts swirled in all directions. Even though I did not resolve any outstanding global problems, I learnt a few things. First, it is important, very important, to have well cushioned running shoes. This cannot be overemphasized. The other thing is the running surface has to be as even as possible. You do not want sudden changes on the road under your feet, as this usually gives unexpected results, like tripping or spraining an ankle. Totally unnecessary at 5.14am.
In my neighbourhood, I am able to jog on the road primarily because it is safe. The hard tarmac surface is not very forgiving. So street lighting also helps, but oncoming motorists headlights do not. So while I prefer to be on the side of the road where I can see oncoming traffic, the blinding lights do not help much in the morning. Neither do the fumes they belch.
So much for running shoes, potholes and stones, traffic and tarmac etc. I tried to focus on my writing again. My goal of 5 pages a day came up. I need to come up with a strategy for achieving this. Thing is my thoughts and ideas at times seem to crystallize randomly. I know I must set aside specific writing time and achieve the 5 page rule. Since am not into writing full time, I need to juggle my daily activities and ensure that before I sleep, I have put in my 5 pages per book. I am sure I shall achieve this somehow. Yesterday I did so, but lost an hour of sleep. Every hour counts, if I have to pounding the tarmac at 5am.
I also thought about music, or jogging gadgets if you will. An ipod strapped to my upper right arm would be nice, but to me that is too predictable. I was thinking more along the lines of an mp3 player with voice recording feature and probably FM radio. I can load it with the stuff I want to listen to, switch to FM for some early morning inspiration, or record my thoughts as I gasp for air. An ipod is still nice, for those long haul flights maybe. So I shall have both 😉 Just a thought.
Thank you for reading. Tomorrow is another day!
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