11/14/2022: 4.96 Miles
I am so confused… I was constantly winding and turning and slithering to form a serpentine shape on my run today, but somehow I just made a boxy-looking train engine. Very disappointed in myself. I will make a serpent someday, somehow. This I swear.
Anyway, it was a good run this evening, as I was very pumped up from doing some core and hit what was probably my first runner’s high since college. Very happy with that! There’s a lot of very specific sensations that strike me when I hit a high on a run, but the ways in which I experience them seem to vary greatly depending on my mood and whether I’m running with anyone else or not. This particular high provided me with some deeper sense of tranquil focus, which made my movements feel that much more natural and I was able to focus on my form a bit more than usual. Once I got back home, symptoms included a disoriented dizziness, a lot of tingly energy in my chest, and my cat feeling way too warm for me to tolerate petting him.
Anyway, in other news, it’s time for me to get into my exploration of Tim Horton’s culture and history, now that I’ve disowned Dunkin’ Donuts for their various crimes as a corporation. And where better to start with the history of the multibillion-dollar Canadian donut business than with the man himself: Tim Horton.
Horton was one of the most famous respected NHL players in the 1950’s and 1960’s, and he has played more games on the Toronto Maple Leafs than any other player to this day. As we delve into this series that I haven’t done enough research to really write much about yet we will find out who Tim Horton was, how he became one of the most respected names in hockey history, and perhaps most importantly: Why on earth did he want to start a donut shop 13 years into his NHL career? Tune in next week to begin to find some of these answers and more. Man, this seems like it’ll be way more interesting than Dunkin’ Donuts. Really dodged a bullet there. Oh yeah also, Tim’s still running.