Day 4,318—Valentine’s Day Marathon—
I had planned to start running by 6 this morning, but when my alarm went off, and I tried to get out of bed, my body refused to move. When I started running, I felt rushed, and all the rain made the experience feel timeless. I decided I wanted to end my run through Webster and that I would start by doing most of the trail by the river and all of Grant’s Trail. I did a few things differently to add a little onto my route, but by the time I was running on Grant’s Trail, I did the math and realized I would complete the trail at about 19 miles. I decided to take the long way around once in Kirkwood to go back towards Lockwood, all the way to the university, and then back home. There was almost no one running on any of the trails: I didn’t see one bike rider. I saw a bunch of people heading quickly to the Amtrak system at the start of this run. I imagined they were off to work and were about to miss their ride. I started routinely ...
