Today’s run: 5.04, 55:31 minutes. My first run after 5 days of being  sick; three days of dizzy fever followed by 2 days of ultra-congestion; textbook case of me stomping on my immune system and paying for it. It was a good one – in LA sunshine – down the Venice Boardwalk and through Santa Monica.

Being back in LA is a little bit like the aftermath of really incredible sex after a long dry spell. I feel like I’ve dropped back into the womb. Familiar, sunny environs allow me to settle into my head and autopilot myself through space.