River Run

I've been back and healthy now for about a month and have been running three days a week in the morning before classes start up. Normally I'll get up with the sun (since it shines right into my window) and then strap on my running shoes and head out for a little jog.

There's something about running alongside the Thames which I have romanticized over the past weeks. To think that I run the banks of a river which has supported a city for over 2,000 years is a real trip. I am jogging along streets walked by Shakespeare, Churchill and Roman peasants.

My favorite is when I get to run across the river on one of London's many bridges. I've turned it into a game when i run, where I try to never run the same bridges in the same order. I'm literally running out of options for my morning run however since I am now running further and further to get to new bridges.

Another thing I've noticed has been the air quality while running. Not that it was much of a surprize that the air is rough and thick but I am surprised by how much I notice it when I run alongside cars on the motorways. I try to steer clear of transit routes in favor for parks and the river (which I'm sure puts off it's own special kind of polution).