Natterings

“When I’m out on a run and I try hard to concentrate on something other than the run, I never can. My mind continually wanders and if someone asked me what I was just thinking about I wouldn’t be able to tell them. I was running. I wasn’t thinking. However—and this is the tricky part—the moment I realize that I’m not thinking about anything, then I am thinking about the fact that I’m not thinking about anything and the moment is lost. Of course, it’s not possible to clear the mind so perfectly on every run, but that sort of in-the-momentness is certainly one of the most compelling things to me about running.”