4.1 miles
river road north/south
70 degrees
humidity: 88% / dew point: 68
Ugh! Uncomfortably warm again today. A flushed face and dripping ponytail. Was able to greet 2 regulars: Dave, the Daily Walker and Mr. Morning! Admired sparkles on the water, heard the coxswain from below, smelled the sourness of the sewer. I tried to do my “beat” experiment:
mile 1: triple berry chants strawberry/raspberry/blueberry
mile 2: listen to metronome at 175
mile 3: listen to music
I went too fast with the triple berries, then didn’t have the metronome turned up enough to feel the beat. By the time I got to mile 3, I was overheating. After that, it was difficult to run for that long. Lots of walking. I’ll have to try this experiment again when it is much cooler.
For the Girl Ghost Gorge collection I’m working on, I’ve decided to add some You Are Here poems: poems that locate me/the reader in one particular (and meaningful to me) location above or with or among the gorge.
possible you are here locations
- the trestle
- folwell bench
- sliding bench
- the edge of the world
- double bridge
- ancient boulder with stacked stones
- franklin hill
- turkey hollow
- 44th street ravine
- 42nd street ravine
- 35th street ravine
- welcoming oaks