ready, set, go

it is remarkable what kind of a difference the weather can make on your mood. on a morning such as today everything does seem a little bit easier; when you can switch into the lighter jacket and run without your gloves on you kind of feel like a winner -- i survived yet another winter in this godforsaken country where no rational human being should live in.

these days when i wake up and go running the sun is already well on its way up; and when i look at the pictures i have taken during winter, when everything is dark and bleak and i can almost feel the cold oozing from them, it feels very distant. i'm really looking forward to it getting properly warm; and i know that it won't be long now.

the best season to run in this country has officially started, and oh boy, aren't i glad about that.