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Weekly Contest #235
In – two – three, out – two – three. Thump, Thump, Thump. My feet pound against the ground, stirring up dust and sending grains of gravel flying. My legs feel strong, capable. I relish this feeling. My next breath is deep and steady, infusing oxygen in my blood and giving my legs a burst of enthused speed which I struggle to reign in. This run is about pacing, not racing. I’m not trying to show off in a sprint, but rather demonstrate consistency and capability. I can run 10km while keeping my breathing steady. I can do it. I can feel t...
Weekly Contest #233
I stumble over the entrance, one foot almost in front of the other. The absence of noise shocks me, as always, and I look around in stunned awe despite my familiarity with The Dry. I both yearn to be at and despise this bar. With its multitude of mostly empty seats, large tanks with enough tubes dangling off them to appear like the mythical Octopus, and of course it’s pure, crisp, delicious air. I gulp it in recklessly, declining the warnings pasted on the front door – “short, sharp breaths”. Could one really be expected not to indulge in th...
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