The Joy of Running....

It was a brilliant early morning...walk to wall sunshine. Later the sky turned to light grey and the clouds gradually thickened. It was hot and muggy until this evening when light rain started to fall. Some fearsomely heavy rain storms are predicted for most of the North Island and the top of the South which includes Marlborough.
These two young women were enjoying their early morning run along the river tracks.
How fondly I remember my own running days.... The hours spent hitting the pavements, the hill runs, river tracks and farm crossings. I remember the abiding friendships we runners made with each other. The trust and the caring. The training sessions and sorting each other’s training programs. Knowing what was said on the run stayed on the run. The half-marathons and even those triumphant marathons. Those were the days..... Never forgotten....