Just when you think that you are really getting to be a better runner, you have a day where you stumble along, struggling with each step, until you have finally done 5 km, but with very little enjoyment, and rather slowly, 7.50 minutes per km.
At Refrigerator corner, there is a section where the ground has been cut away by the plough, and for the whole summer there were tall grasses growing right next to the step. Now they have all died off and of course my right foot, after happily tracing the narrow path for months, suddenly lost its way as the brain noticed the steep step, and went off the edge, which was quite painful. Our brains are very interesting things, because if there is a plank placed on the ground, we can all walk across it without the least trouble, but if you raise that plank a foot or more above the ground, most people will over-balance, quite literally.
And if you wear goggles which make everything look upside down, after a week or so your brain will adjust it all so that you see everything the right way up. Matthew has been learning about such experiments, which are fascinating.My very dear friend turned 50 yesterday, which is a big milestone in one's life. She lives in Cape Town, which is my hometown. In the 80's she shared a student house with Tim, so I only met her a few years later, but we have been good good friends ever since, and have corresponded for years and years. She is extremely wise, and very very tolerant, and lives her life with a great deal of integrity. I am so glad she is my friend, and I wish her much happiness and wonderful hikes and lots of love for her future.
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