Running heat

I run a lot. I like running.

It frees my mind and allows me to think and reorder my world.

As I run my mind wanders. The running almost becomes automatic.

I run mostly in the wild, off road, running in mountainous environments, often by myself.

Whilst running you feel yourself connecting to a more animal like world. You become attuned to your animal instincts. Where to place your feet next without looking. The beat of your heart. Thirst. Hunger.

Sometimes while I'm running I encounter other runners. Sometimes they're female.

There's a sense, that as we pass glancing at each other in the wild, that we're both experiencing the same emotions. The same sense of animal connection.

What if we were to stop and share that chance encounter. Where would it lead?