Sun On Fire
“This was his day off, and he had resolved to keep it that way—at least to start with.He got up, retrieved the morning paper from the front door mailbox, and sat down to read it over a leisurely breakfast: a sip of cod liver oil, a cup of strong tea, and two pieces of toast with cheese and cucumber. Then he set about getting ready for a training run. A long one.First he went out onto the balcony to check the weather and decide what to wear. The wind had changed directions, and there was now a st...iff easterly breeze, but it wasn’t raining. Back inside, he began by smearing a thick layer of Vaseline on all the usual friction points—nipples, neck, groin, and his protruding navel. He’d suffered in the past after skipping these precautions, even drawing blood on long runs, and now he was careful to avoid repeating that mistake. Then he put on tight running pants, thick socks, a thin sweater, and a light windproof jacket topped with a bright-yellow reflective vest, and tied on his Asics running shoes.Mixing up an energy drink, he filled two small plastic flasks with it, another two with water, and then fastened the four flasks to a belt that he clipped around his waist.MoreLess
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