and then I go running away

I have been running a lot of late it’s filled a void which the gym had until the renovations started and the parking lot shrunk and I couldn’t be bothered.

Instead I opted to run, I think I may have mastered the concept of running but that’s not to say that I’m any good at the reality, simple put all that running is, is putting one foot in front of the next foot which of course could be construed as walking but you know what I mean.

This is what I think about when I run just getting one foot in front of the next until I achieve my goal and I listen to my body, all of the aches to many to describe each fighting for a bit of Showtime in my tired psyche and essentially to I also listen to music.

For me music is a must because it harmonises my pace and is the crutch I need to blank out dogs ( their sidewalk shit), awkwardly walking couples and random souls looking out at the ocean, waiting to see the sun fall from the sky, hoping against hope that they will bump into the love of their lives.

I think music just keeps me in a moderate mood and that’s what I need the most, a little bit of tranquillity at the end of a working day. I have found that while I can run to most things from Sinatra to minimal electronica, I tend to enjoy Indie rock the most and out of that vast genre of my youth, Belle and Sebastian are my favourite accomplices on my leisurely jog from the Sea Point Swimming Pool to the Beaches of Clifton and back.

If it wasn’t for my personal glass ceiling I would go further, running away from home and them coming back home, those sensations are so different, the hurt of the first 20 minutes, the keeping at it and then the turn for home and that momentum that forces you to exceed your expectations before the satisfaction of the finish and a peek at your watch to check your time.

But the best part about the run is the solitude and solitude in the most scenic of environments is an unexplainable joy (not that you feel it) which somehow inexplicably nourishes you, mending you physically, mentally and rewarding you spiritually for your effort.