Finally out for a run again 👹🍣🎎 Wonderful Japan

I can't exactly explain why it had to be on this particular day, but suddenly in the evening I was overcome by the feeling that I absolutely had to go for a run. Actually, the day was already over and it was time to sit back and relax a little, but something wouldn't let me calm down. I wanted to run, and although it was already dark, I wasn't going to accept any excuses. Even though I was a little nervous about whether I could really manage a run. Not because the last time I ran was last year, but whether all the infections I had been passed on from my family recently would have a long-term effect on my respiratory system. I haven't been really fit for a long time and for various reasons I'm a little worried about my lungs.

But at some point you just have to try again and that day had come. So running shoes on, music in my ears and a bottle of water in my hand. I started off slowly and, as usual, the first few hundred meters weren't quite so easy and fun. But that's how I've always felt and so it didn't discourage me. After all, you have to get going first, and that usually takes a bit of a run-up.

The further I ran, the longer the lap became that I wanted to go. Initially, I only aimed for a short distance, but the distance to our house increased more and more and I was well aware that I would have to run this route back again.

It was going well and I was having fun. And I felt the same desire again that I feel every time I go running. My city is suddenly much closer and more familiar to me, and I just want to keep going. Which is not always a good idea, of course, even if my stamina seems to be up to it. When I'm running, I don't feel like my stamina has any limits and I just want to carry on and on. Some time ago, I pushed this to the limit and ran far too. I still felt great afterwards, but over the next few days my body told me that I had overdone it. And it took me quite a long time to recover from the pain I had brought on myself that day.

That's why I was only out for around half an hour this time. I'm not sure about the distance, but I would guess somewhere between three and five kilometers, which is totally fine for me.

Now that I've had my evening shower, I still have a little energy left to type a few lines and record my thoughts. The day is almost over now, but perhaps this is just the thing to bring it to a close.

Let's see if I will even be able to repeat today's event in the near future. As usual the problem is getting started, even though I know that I could always use a little physical exercise. But a start has now been made and maybe I can build on that. Especially now that I know that I still have enough energy to go for a run. And realizing that was probably the most important thing of all...