Jog

　　I jogged more than 20 km after such a long interval since I had stopped running at 38 km in the Shimonoseki Marathon in November in 2019. The next Ehime Marathon will not be held and I thought that the next chance will not come in the near future, but my friend asked me to join their training. They are continuing training and run faster than me. So, I started 40 minutes earlier than them along the same route and they caught me up later. The weather was clear and comfortable. The riverside of Shigenobu river was really peaceful. I lost my dear friend by leukemia in May who had grown up in the same high school and the same university. I'm deeply grateful to have such physical strength as I can run more then 20km even over 60 years old.
　　I started a new life as an industrial physician this summer. If the outbreak of Wuhan virus didn't occur, I would have become a ship's doctor on a gorgeous cruise ship now. In this world, no one knows when something will happen. I'm going to enjoy my life from now on too.

本当に久しぶりに走った。去年１１月の下関マラソンで３８ｋｍでDNFとなって以来の２０キロ越え。来年の愛媛マラソンは中止となり、しばらく走ることは無いなと思っていたのだが、誘われて走ることになった。長距離ランの間隔が空いているので、速く走る仲間より３０分以上早めに出て追いついてもらうように設定して走った。天気は快晴。穏やかな風が吹き、重信川沿いの道は快適だった。６０歳を越えてこれだけ走れる体力と健康を本当にありがたいと思う。今年は中高大学と一緒に過ごした友人を失った。

今年、転職し、新たなスタートを切った。武漢ウイルスがなければ今頃クルーズ船の船医をしていたはずなのだが、人生何があるかわからない。これからも健康には気をつけて人生を楽しもうと思う。