Not Fast, Just Forward
Pulled off two walks today. Nothing heroic. Just the routine split in two because recovery apparently prefers installments. The canal was pure gray mood. The drawbridge in the…
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Eighteen Candles and One Canal
One walk today. Sun flaring over the canal like it knew we had birthdays to celebrate. Trees still bare, water restless, snowdrops already pushing through like impatient…
Progress Under Grey Skies
Today’s walk came with full cinematic gloom. The first shot, that long brick wall and skeletal trees, looks like the backdrop to a serious life decision. The sun is technically…
Steps hit. Photos secured. Weather tantrum documented.
Today’s forecast said “pick a struggle.” I picked all of them. Photo one, ground level puddle stretching into the distance like a moody runway. Sky the color of unfinished…
When Your Calendar Does Cardio
Today was less “athlete in motion” and more “project manager with wet socks.” The morning started with the standard eight hours of work. Nothing glamorous, just the daily grind…
5K, Finally
Today was not a perfectly optimized masterpiece. It was one of those days that eats your calendar and leaves you negotiating with the clock. By the time I got out, it was after…
The Canal, the Clouds, and the Crocus
Today was one of those “why do I live here” weather days. The sky was heavy, the canal looked like brushed steel, and the trees were standing around completely naked, no shame…
Doubling Down on ‘Take It Easy’
Recovery is supposed to be slow. Careful. Responsible. The kind of word doctors say with a calm voice and a clipboard in hand. Yesterday I hit 5 kilometers again after surgery.…
Five thousand steps. Cue the slow clap.
Normally I chew through ten thousand before lunch, barely noticing, like some kind of background process running while life happens. Today, five thousand felt suspiciously…
Recovery Mode, Poor Decisions Enabled
Normally Tuesdays mean office chairs, stacked meetings, and a step count that barely qualifies as movement. I skipped the office for recovery, which apparently just freed up…
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