big bird

awful rusty start next to line of cars. little better in woods. main path. approaching three noisy hoodies. could turn left but just passed dog walker so what the hell. say legs up, knees up and SPRINT. could’ve been worse. fast along coach road but wind assisted and hamstrings protest. faster than usual across fields, albeit in bursts. up partridge lane like big bird. or something. not nimbly. back into woods briefly. push home so warmed up for stretching. stretch for a while lying on grass. quite like it. blankly smoky sky. fine raindrops drop. five or six enough.