1. you must always switch direction for at least one run in every 10 to restore balance to the universe. BALANCE, my boy.
2. That "mild" chipseal DID NOT make me cry, on accounta there was peoples watching me. I tried to quietly wince and run on the curb while the conversation went right along all casual-like. The one sissy girl delicate lady moment I experienced that day.
I wonder if running counterclockwise so much is what made the clocks go backwards Saturday night.
I see you've been linking running to Eastern philosophy/religion. I've always approached it as a zen practice, as best I can anyways.
Haha, delicate feet but a robust personality. A good combo. One has to learn to appreciate these surfaces for their massaging effect. In the dim light, I'm constantly stepping on little twigs and sharp little stones, and I likes it. It's just the ones that stick that annoy me.
Well, wet surfaces this morning near freezing, 21F windchill I think, so I didn't run, but I'll probably go this afternoon when the sun is supposed to shine. The streak is dead, long live the streak!
5K today. I agree with sced about changing direction. Yesterday I ran counterclockwise, and today I went clockwise and tomorrow will be counterclockwise etc. Some of the roads here have more of a camber then others so running the same direction can effect muscle development. IMO.
Dutchie, the river paths are flat across, no cambering, but there are few mild incline/declines. Someday I'll have to man up and seek out some real hills, but for the moment, having easy terrain has helped established the daily habit.