Solitary Running

Though we haven't been spending much time on our custom 29ers, we have still been getting a lot of good exercise through running.

I got out for a good solo run this morning. Not too far - only 8km - but it included a pretty steep hill.

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Though we sometimes run together, I often opt to head out on my own, to seek the solace of solitude, to be alone with my thoughts and with my run. This is something that Murakami Haruki, the award-winning writer, talks about in his book What I Talk About when I Talk About Running. This is a slim but insightful novel, not only about running, but about writing and about living. I read it a few months ago, and thoroughly enjoyed his thoughts and experiences with the dual disciplines of running and writing - a perfect book for runners and writers, I suppose!