Run to seal the deal

Monday is normally rest day but with the missed run coming up on Tuesday, because of travel back, I made it up with a quick hour early this morning.

The young boy was fast asleep, exhausted from the excitement of the previous night. I snuck out to a near empty Berlin. Near the Gate, city cleaners and authorities were beginning to dismantle the Euro Cup festivities.

The tangible remains of celebration or despair, depending on the side you supported, littered the streets – bottle caps, smashed glass and barricades askance. A clear, blue sky above marked the start of the week.

I thought I would be much slower than the pace I managed to adapt today. Perhaps leftover adrenaline and gratitude at witnessing human beings coming together to celebrate sport, witness awesome athleticism and fierce patriotism – had me propelling forward.

I look forward to routine as the week comes up ahead on home ground.