by the chimes

When I began running three-odd years ago, I started with the Learn to Run clinic. We ran one minute and walked for two. Over the course of ten weeks, we worked our way up to running ten minutes and walking one minute; each interval marked by the beeping of a watch. I have continued with the ten and one’s ever since and I now find myself utterly trained to the sound of the beeps. I can be mid-sentence in a conversation, the beep sounds, and I’m off running. I have to laugh – and apologize for interrupted conversations. Sit, heel, stay.