• I petered out

    August 14, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F

    I started early at Bell Mills Park in Chesapeake after a 4:30 wake up. It was grassy and very dewy. My feet got soaked within a couple of minutes. I was sharing the path with the high school track team, I think. Glistening, skinny forms passed and passed and lapped me.
    I was serenaded by cicadas and caught some early morning sun pics.

    But I tired out quickly. I rested, snacked, rested, peed. And I just couldn’t fathom doing 10 miles or 4 cycles around the meadow. 5K was it today.
    Home for tick checks, shower and 2 more hours in bed. A little disappointed, but really, there was no way today.
    3 hours later, I still have no energy, no bones in my body. Limp rag. What was in that dew???
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