Why?

Over the past few weeks, a lot has gone on around this blogger.  It's hard to pinpoint any one thing.  The major thing is that I haven't been happy with life in general since the year began.

 

In early February, in a training run, I took a bad fall.  The pavement was slippery, but have trained in conditions like that many times.  No broken bones but badly bruised the right hip and back.  It was several days before getting back to normal.  This was not the first fall in the last couple of years either.  At that point, this runner thought it was enough.

 

The running blog was deleted from blogger.  There was nearly a total disconnect from the running community.  There were running books that this runner had for years that were donated to the local library and Goodwill.  Also, there was the cancellation of Runner's World and not watching running events on television.  I couldn't even tell you who won the Boston, Tokyo and London Marathons this year.  This runner was supposed to participate in the Bay To Breakers.  Because this runner couldn't walk three miles as of the day of the event, he chose not to go!

 

Interestingly, another blog on the Bay To Breakers and a spreadsheet of all the races and total miles run was not touched.  Honestly, I don't know why they weren't taken down.  There must have been a reason.   

 

The atmosphere in America right now is very depressing.  This blogger doesn't want to get into the political area of it.  The sports teams this runner follows are mediocre at best.  I have stayed up on pro wrestling both here and in Southeast Asia and watched numerous movies on Netflix and Peacock.

 

Then about three weeks ago, the San Francisco Marathon celebrated its 50th anniversary as an event.  This runner-blogger got up early and walked down to Fort Mason to encourage some runners on whom he didn't even know.

 

There have been conversations over running the past couple of weeks afterwards.  My neighbor in my apartment, Kerri has been pushing me just to get walks in.  She knows of the Dolphin South End Runners and their self time option prior to actual races.

 

There are the people I have coffee with at the Village Cafe near me.  They are asking if I'm healthy enough, and if I am, to get my butt moving again.  The group is five to 10 years older and they are telling a younger person that.

 

And there are the runners themselves locally and outside America.  Paul, Carlito, Mike, Nancy, Jill and several others have been encouraging.

 

Well, yesterday, there was the first attempt.  Though I walk everyday, it will either be to the store, post office, laundromat, pizzeria, an ATM or the cafe.  Short distances.  This walk was one kilometer, roughly triple in distance.  There was one point were this blogger jogged across the street.  Guess you can say it may be progress.  Sixteen minutes it took and forgot to stop the watch at the signal lights.  Well, the good news was the Garmin Forerunner 930 is still in good shape and accurate.

 

The weekend is about here.  Mentioned to someone that there was this 5K near Mountain Lake Park that I would do in September before leaving for Southeast Asia.  However, there is a 5K out at Land's End this coming weekend.  No guarantees, but don't be surprised if there is an appearance.