I have to warn you up front that most of this post will not
be about running, but more about my trip down the rabbit hole on my most recent
long run. So, I was out on my long run
last Saturday and I found myself contemplating the age-old question, "If a
tree falls in the woods and no one is around to hear it, does it make a
sound?" My ultimate response to the
question...No.
Here is the logic that came about from a 10-miler along the
Potomac River. We should start by
defining a sound. From a physical perspective,
sound is a transfer of energy caused by some force, in this case a tree
falling, propagating through a medium,
air, until it strikes something which causes it to stop. In some cases, that something is the eardrum
of an observer who can identify the energy as a "sound." My argument against the tree making a
"sound" is that, although the falling tree would certainly send a
wave of energy through the air, without an observer capable of labeling the
transfer of energy "sound" I don't believe that we can call that a
sound. It would simply be energy moving
through the universe.
Maybe this isn't the funniest, or most exciting, bit of
running babble, but I'm curious to hear about what other people think about
while running. Politics, religion,
pick-up lines? It seems to me like
thoughts during a run are like one's thoughts during a dream. Extremely vivid and clear in the moment, but
difficult to grasp the following day.
This one made me chuckle a bit afterwards, so I thought I would jot it
down before I filed it away forever. If
you've got any recent running nonsense, share your story before it disappears.
Training Summary Last Week:
Monday: Off
Tuesday: 4.17
miles; 38:15; avg. pace 9:10/mile
Wednesday: 4.01 miles; 33:25; avg. pace 8:21/mile
Thursday: 4.02
miles; 35:30; avg. pace 8:50/mile
Friday: Off
Saturday: 10
miles; 1:33:10; avg. pace 9:19/mile
Sunday: 6.04
miles; 58:30; avg. pace 9:41/mile
Total Mileage: 28.24 miles
Average Pace: 9:10/mile
Happy Running!
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