September, departing summer hath assumed

[Mid Life Crisis Marathon Man]

In terms of running with or without the technogadgets, I have also done both. For me, I still like to run with a GPS, but don't always look at it and can, if so inclined, quite easily run without a plan and only look at the watch afterwards with a vague curiosity as to how far and/or how fast I ran. But I get the point that one is still some kind of slave to the device when doing even that.

I do dream of running for its own sake in some kind of alpine paradise. That would be fantastic. Reality, however, is for me far removed from that. The watch at least gives it purpose when it's no longer that enjoyable.