Laid-back "flight" through the forest

Skybird · 09-30-21, 02:49 PM

This 10 minutes-video was not meant to be, but my Mum asked me how my jogging is going, I restarted with that again this year after years of a break and she knows I have vulnerable shinbones (I must take big care of shin splinters although I ran for 20 years, and too much stress from martial arts training in my youth). And so I made this video originally only for my parents to show them the track I am running, or better: slowly jogging. For living in an urban area, I am lucky to have it available. Most people living in towns and cities probably must run tarmac all the time.

The tiny forest you see is so small that I think of it more in terms of a park. Due to the clever Skybirdian design of plotted courses

, running it lets it appear much bigger than it is. But do not get misled: it covers only around 350 x 350m, with some extensions beyond the rims here and there, nevertheless I squeeze 3km of racetrack into that , 60% of the total distance I jog. I run an outer loop counter-clockwise, an inner loop clockwise, and then the outer loop again but clockwise as well. That way all the time the sights never repeat themselves.

I found the sequence in the woods to be very relaxing and almost meditative, and so I added music to it that you already know by now, and post it.

My total distance which I run twice a week, is 5km, 1km to get there, 3 km in the park, and the same 1km back home. I take around 30 minutes for that, so that is no competitive running, really just a laid back jogging. Heck, I'm 54 and have not run since over a decade, so what do you expect... I could go longer by stamina and breath, but my bones don't like that anymore... that I lost 15 kg this year before starting to run again, certainly helps.

Maybe you find it relaxing, too. Hope you enjoy.

09-30-21, 02:49 PM	#1
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,602 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Laid-back "flight" through the forest This 10 minutes-video was not meant to be, but my Mum asked me how my jogging is going, I restarted with that again this year after years of a break and she knows I have vulnerable shinbones (I must take big care of shin splinters although I ran for 20 years, and too much stress from martial arts training in my youth). And so I made this video originally only for my parents to show them the track I am running, or better: slowly jogging. For living in an urban area, I am lucky to have it available. Most people living in towns and cities probably must run tarmac all the time. The tiny forest you see is so small that I think of it more in terms of a park. Due to the clever Skybirdian design of plotted courses , running it lets it appear much bigger than it is. But do not get misled: it covers only around 350 x 350m, with some extensions beyond the rims here and there, nevertheless I squeeze 3km of racetrack into that , 60% of the total distance I jog. I run an outer loop counter-clockwise, an inner loop clockwise, and then the outer loop again but clockwise as well. That way all the time the sights never repeat themselves. I found the sequence in the woods to be very relaxing and almost meditative, and so I added music to it that you already know by now, and post it. My total distance which I run twice a week, is 5km, 1km to get there, 3 km in the park, and the same 1km back home. I take around 30 minutes for that, so that is no competitive running, really just a laid back jogging. Heck, I'm 54 and have not run since over a decade, so what do you expect... I could go longer by stamina and breath, but my bones don't like that anymore... that I lost 15 kg this year before starting to run again, certainly helps. Maybe you find it relaxing, too. Hope you enjoy. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.