i ran today for the first time since the portland marathon. knowing that this was going to be a run that didn’t mean anything but recovery, i brought along a camera. i was inspired by pc, who does really great photo essays of his runs in southern california. it’s like he’s the last man and/or only pedestrian in the los angeles.

while he and i think that we’re cut from the same running-is-simultaneous-punishment-and-reward cloth, we differ in our terrain choices: he prefers the concrete of the LA river, and i prefer parks and lakes and trees.

the first few minutes of every pre-run start out the same way.

there’s always a little bit of settling in and taking in how psyched i am to be running instead of doing whatever else.

i’ve always wanted to bring everyone i know running with me.

there’s a lot to see, like this awesome grass-colored toxic sludge fertilizer(?).

and man-made passages from one lake to another that are prettier than they should be.

and all-nude october maples!

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