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Run w/ Jenn!

November 21, 2018 (Morning)

Exercise Type: Run

Comments:
It was was one of those marvelous runs where you don't even realize you're running. My first morning back in the US and my first run in 10 days, I met up with Jenn Esch, a Sidwell's top runner when I in high school and one of my favorite running companions in the whole world. We started from her house near Porter Square and did our usual loop out through Danehy Park, around Fresh Pond, and back through the neighborhood. Biersteker couldn't join us as he and Julie had already left for Thanksgiving, but on the plus side, Harvard Law School was closed today so Jenn was able to run at a sane time of day (10am) instead of our usual 7am or earlier. Our conversation began, "So, whacha been up to the past six months? I mean, other than getting married?" and off we went non-stop talking about her wedding, my work in Bosnia, grad school, and so forth. Despite this being my first run back, the running motion felt so natural as the route and company so familiar it was almost as if we were having a conversation while walking or driving; the fact that my legs were running slipped entirely to the back of my consciousness, and I was rarely thinking about how long or how fast or how I felt. Afterward, I drove home with a big smile on my face. These runs with Jenn (and usually, John) always get my day off to a good start.