Breaking new ground

So I'm back! It's been some days since my last post and no, I have not skipped my morning routine. It's now six months since I started out and while February was intermittent, I have now decided to be regular come what may - and that means pushing myself out of the bed and the apartment door unfailingly despite sleepy eyes and tired legs from the previous day's work. Oh, and that doesn't include the detail of getting up earlier than usual to feed a six month old toddler who lets out a loud whelp to advertise his hunger pangs! Why am I so hard on myself, some ask. Well, because if I don't run, I know it's going to play on in my mind and basically ruin my entire day.
Anyways, yesterday morning I changed my workout ground to a better maintained park - the lawns there are so well manicured that it looks like someone's private garden rather than a public space. And cleanliness to an extent that you could pick up food droppings off the grass and eat it without fear of any infection - no really, I am not kidding. Besides this, the jogging track is much longer which allows me to push myself to cover a longer distance than usual. And so, instead of the usual 5 kilometres, I am now covering 6 kilometres on a daily basis (well, it's just been two days, so let's keep our fingers crossed, shall we?)
Of course, there were several more pretty faces in this park than in the previous but then, focussing too much on them can mean a mis-step, so an occasional glance now and then but that's about it! Looking at the gentry there one would be forgiven to think that Indians are now largely health-conscious (that could be a fallacy!). Everyone seems to be engaged in some sort of activity, be it a stroll, a brisk walk, running, jogging, yoga, calesthenics, et al. And there are some who want to remain connected and wired to the world around them even at 6 am - chattering away on their cell phones as if cutting a multi-million dollar deal in another part of the world. Some of course just come to sit and gossip and chat without exerting any part of their body except for the mouth and vocal chords. No, I am not critical of these fellas, just amazed at their sense of priority. But then, as they say, it takes all kinds to make this world and they do provide some amusement and mirth!
Yesterday though, while doing spot jogging, my attention wavered a bit by I can't recall what (it certainly wasn't a pretty face - I would have remembered!). And that nano second resulted in my foot landing improperly. It was a sudden tinge of a stretch that I felt in my knee and while there's no pain, I know I need to get it checked before it becomes any worse with advancing age. That should be a reminder to me and others - concentrate on one task at a time.