Training for my half-marathon, I was doing a long run. My training plan called for a 20 km run that day, but I decided to push myself a bit. I mean, why not just do the entire 21K if I’m so close. Around km 18, I was in the middle of 2 ponds, slowly progressing. This old lady waved at me and said something. I took my headphones out. “Do you like bird-watching?” “Not really!” “I just wanted to show you these rare birds, this one over here is a Blue Heron. And that one over there, ...
