Thirty-sixth Day -- The rhythm is the way

It was a long road ahead, we cannot see where it was going to end, the perspective looked the same again and again as each lamp post passed us, there would be another, then another. Our expectation was rekindled as each lamp post passed us, but to be dimmed by another appearing from infinity. Soon we had to find another way to measure that ending point. We began to count the steps, one, two, three, four, five, bravo, bravo, fight, fight, fight, here we go again, one, two, three, four, five ...  We soon learned just keep going was the only way, kept going, kept the feet moving, breathed, maintained the rhythm, maintained the spirit. It was in 1983 when we, as cadets, dressed in army boots, camouflaged slacks and green singlets running down Tuas road for our endurance run. 

This time the training was different, I am pacing up and down the living room with classical music playing and replaying. Yes, keep the rhythm, I will come to it. In my mind, I heard Nietzsche repeating 'Eternal Recurrence'. Perhaps, in life frequently we have to accept repetitions and embraced them. Love them!

Exercise

I started to use a waist pouch to keep my mobile as I wanted to concentrate on the jogging more than anything else, that way I could also refer to the mobile to check my progress. The Google Fit could also record my steps. By using a repetitive breathing through the nose and using the diaphragm I could maintain a lower heart rate with the pace lowered slightly. The prickling at about 2000 steps was a constant reminder of my progress. Interesting. By opening up my stride I could also increased the distance without too much strained on breathing. However, near the end still experienced more prickling,  compared to the beginning of the jog, but less intense and frequent than yesterday. Well I just have to keep at it. 

Sleep

How do I know I had a good sleep. When I feel great and energized upon waking up? Perhaps. How can I really know with modern technology? How did the smart watch measured a good sleep or a lesser one? 

I woke up at five to pee and decide to read from the computer. The watch registered the massage chair as sleep other wise the reading was good at 5am and drop to secondary by 7am. I wondered how to set the watch that I was already awake?

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