Every day I drive over State Road 60- a simple road over the Tampa Bay connecting Clearwater and Tampa. Water spans from both sides almost as far as the eye can see. Buildings and bridges appear far in the distance, over the deep blue water.
For years I would take special drives over 60 just to roll the windows down and take in the fresh air. Something is so lively about driving 80mph over such a beautiful, fresh landscape.
A year ago I decided to relax by the water after work. Instead I got in my first accident 20 feet away from the Bay. Needless to say, that did not go as planned.
Since I've taken up running, I've imagined leaving rush hour behind and running along the waves. But aren't we always too busy with something? Well, yesterday I stopped.
In the heat of rush hour, I enjoyed a 40-minute run along the crashing waves. In the last 10-minutes, I watched a duo of dolphins leap in and out of the water. Watching wild dolphins perform under the warm sun? That was worth missing rush hour traffic.
I listened to this:
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