Running.

I enjoyed running back in high school. I enjoyed doing the long-distance runs and regularly came in 4th place in my PhysEd class for long-distance runs. I always took pride in this because it was the only thing in PhysEd that I did well.

Recently, I've started running again. I've started trying to run at least 10 kms twice a week, and to push myself hard on the weekends. This is my plan to get back into running and enjoy it, to get a little bit back in shape.

On Friday, I planned to do the following route:

I think I'll try to make this my route tomorrow. There will be no way to back out and make it shorter. pic.twitter.com/hulov6cq1W

— Jeffrey Nordstrom (@jeffnords) May 13, 2016

I wound up doing that route, but it took a lot longer than the original map suggested. It was suppoosed to be 12 kms and it wound-up 16. And I didn't even come close to finishing the loop.

Didn't make it back to my starting point, but ran 4km more than I planned + broke 100 minutes. #fitness #getinshape pic.twitter.com/qJJwrxYm13

— Jeffrey Nordstrom (@jeffnords) May 14, 2016

I take a lot of pride in this because it's the classic "get yourself out of a rut" advice: get outside and start running. And I'm actually doing it.

As I run, I enjoy the act of making choices: I choose to keep running to hear the next song, or to the next intersection, or to the next kilometre, or to the next round number on the clock. Between all these little checkpoints, I get a sense of agency in the act of running. It feels good.

As long as I stay away from running injuries.