Thursday 5th February
Run #36
10k Cruisey Run w M
After the 10k ghost run of #34 M and I planned to run together
again for his next recovery run. The notable difference was that the day before
this one had been a long run for M with a good chunk of ks at pace and, though
this was firmly in his recovery pace, he was certainly more tired today and
both the pace and the conversation were notably lower key.
With M apologising for not being as chatty as usual I tried to
assist by contributing more conversation from my side – always a challenge. I
have a tendency to talk fast in life and doing so while running quickly lose my
breath moving swiftly from chirpy conversationalist to grunty, mono-syllabic
mouth breather. But the pace wasn’t fast and I did OK, if I didn’t try to
rabbit on too much.
So, in the necessary gaps in conversation, the sounds of the night:
the wind in the trees along the river-edge, and the lapping of the Thames on
the houseboats accompanied our twinned footsteps.
The lights along this stretch of the Thames have recently been
upgrade to environmentally considered halogens that shine a dim glow until
their movement sensors are tripped when they up the brightness for a limited
time, before dimming again after you pass. It’s a bit of a surreal experience
as you do feel like you’re dragging a pocket of light along the tow path with
you.
Despite planning the 10k to end not too far back up the hill to
home, to allow for a cool down walk home, the chill of the approaching night
meant we both ended up jogging a good bit past the end of the 10k toward home,
tea and hot showers.
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