Trail Runs

It seems it has been not only my original idea. Isaac Fitzgerald reported in The Guardian it changed his life. Mine probably too :) To my defense I can say I started 4 months before Covid, so last week it was my round year. And I clicked over 3500 km. Probably more, as there were days when I did not wear my GPS tracking watch or it simply refused to track (an update on the Garmin story is due).

I would not also go to say it's changed my life entirely, but it is a good habit. Back in the pre-Covid months, I enjoyed exploring the cities I visited. Now I've moved to the woods and it has been equally nice experience. Waking everyday at 4.45, going out at 5, coming back at 6.15 (on weekends I do a longer, 3-hour loop), experiencing all seasons with the nature first hand.

It is also a great time to listen to books. Or just think. And - surprisingly or not - my thoughts have mostly been about the pandemic, seeking some hope it would change our lives for better. The slowdown has helped me understand one of the key problems we have been facing: the absolutely raging economies. Driven by exuberant consumption, oversupply of goods, and the hunger for profits. Radio stations (I do not have live TV) have been crying rivers over lockdowns and the negative impact on economies. Which hopefully happens, as the civilization must go on a diet. The obesity from over-consumption (not food, general) will simply kill us. Like it already kills twice as many as the Covid itself: