unmuffleble

yesterday a rest, today a test to see if will run in tomorrow’s big race. unlikely. mind made up before woods. enter woods jogging, exit running. sprint coach road but shows up more undetected stiffnesses. fields empty and dry. something turquoise at end of last field. person. blonde girl with turquoise scarf and big grey dog. smiles. stony track doesn’t seem so bad. lane does. couple ahead. suddenly aware of how noisily i'm puffing. unmuffleble. just manage a hi when one is required. back to woods. decide to do second lap of coach road and fields, just because. push along coach road. over the top of its gently humped back. turquoise. blonde girl carrying scarf now like i'm carrying gloves. try not to run into twiggy tree. smiles. looks like kate moss. a teenage kate moss. oh well. two smiles though. fields don’t seem too bad at all. nor rest of lap. back into woods. usual lap of woods? passing girl again might look suspect. unlikely though. follow narrow, less travelled path. round bend, big grey dog, girl, smiles. nothing from me but a glance again, have to watch footing. three smiles. if only... hm, long list. fortunately don’t pass again. must have been heading for the huge houses. beautiful world is a cruel world.