under the light of the night

late run on the streets/sidewalks tonight. left the headphones at home. nice change of pace without that noise. cool night, quiet, not a lot of traffic. good stuff. i saw my chi-form under the light of the night though and it is a sad sight.

on those long runs when i'm sticking to the little dirt path next to the paved path, i typically yield to the oncoming runner. i figure they are probably a lot more serious than i am so i run around a tree to break up the monotony of the run, or stumble up a hill while i veer off the path. frankly, i am just happy to be running so trying to play chicken to see who gets to stay on the dirt path is just annoying at times.

however, i have noticed on my last 2 long runs (my first attempts at long distance chi running), the oncoming traffic is peeling off the dirt path as soon as they catch sight of me. i mean, i can be a quarter of a mile away and people are giving me huge clearance on the favored dirt path. tonight i believe i saw what they see. it is one pathetic sight. do you see what i'm sayin'? heh.

i must look like horrible. its kind of a hobble with a mid-foot plant. oh well. i suppose suppressing that certain urge to "take care of business" surely had me in a very concentrated state this past saturday. oh well what can you do. now i am starting to wonder if it is the powerade? the mystery is ongoing. my body is so rarely thrown off therefore this recent disturbance in the force has me in a quandry. i'm such a dork.

one of the best parts about my run tonight (can you believe it?), ahhhhhh refreshing.