Friday 6/10 - I

1 hour
5.5 miles
Move-in Workout

Today I decided to run in the opposite direction than I usually do. Consequently, I got lost in a forest. But it's ok, found my way back home eventually. I ran along a creek, through a forest, out of the forest, and on a road next to some fields. Then I passed a sign saying that I was entering Versoix. Versoix is the town I live in.

This run made me very appreciative of water in all forms, such as

a) Lakes- even when I had no idea where I was, I at least knew which direction Lake Geneva was in, so I knew that if I kept running that direction I would eventually hit the lake and then I could just follow that home, since I live right on the lake.

b) Rivers- for a lot of my run I was running along a little river (maybe more like a creek at some points) so I knew that if I got seriously lost I could always just get back to the river and follow it back upstream until I got to my starting point (I really didn't want to do that though, because I hate retracing my steps when I'm running, it feels like I'm undoing what I've accomplished..)

c) Fountains- I was really thirsty by the end of my run, and I was so happy that in Swiss towns (and lots of places in Europe) there are always cute little fountains that you can drink from.

They can look like this:


Or this:

Or this: