...is what it feels like. It is also getting used to not having anything especially pressing to do each day. I am waking up fifteen minutes later so that I am not on the same schedule I was before. So instead I get the NY Times read before lunch, do an early afternoon run or walk and play my guitar guilt-free. I recently retweeted a post about pre-industrial societies spending a large percentage of their time doing nothing so I guess I shouldn't worry.
I still need to come to terms with the fact that physically I am starting to diminish. For example, I was able to run my three mile circuit around town at an under 9 minute mile pace. Now I am at a 10 minute-plus pace. I will attribute it to not having run at all in the early days of the pandemic when my arthritic hip was bothering me. At least I am back running pain-free. I am actually thinking that I could do another half marathon with some good training. Still my long term goal of running a Boston Marathon qualifying time will probably never be achieved. It is 4:05 for my age group and there is no longer a half marathon qualifying time.
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our former colleague in SF has changed their persona... terrifying and strange posts on F.B. worse than central park.. Very sad ....
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