Unhappiness of a long distance runner

I had not expected a routine workout the other day to turn into a catch-me-if-you-can game.

Not when Chinese athletes had started their medal race in earnest at the Rio Olympic Games.

It was a hot summer evening. I put on my running shoes, activated the Joyrun app on my smartphone and hit the road. It was sultry, and I could smell the fumes from vehicles. So instead of running on pavements near my neighborhood as I usually do, I headed for the running track of a university not far from where I live.