On the afternoon of October 4, 2014, our couple came to Beijing with their son and daughter-in-law to take over the work of the in-laws, to the son's home to take care of his daughter-in-law, who is 8 months pregnant. I did not want to come, the reason is that Mrs. one person to go enough to complete the task, not to mention the home has a parrot fish can not leave, can not help but son begged winding, had to promise to go only four or five days. But once you live in Beijing, you can't help it, this live is 11 days.
These days, Beijing is often fog and haze, it is: the fog locks the capital, outside the window in the clouds, the opposite does not see, when to see the Moon Palace. The fog outside the window covered the sky, 23-storey high in the air, such as riding on an airplane through the feeling of 10,000 meters high in the clouds and fog. I put on a mask, or out of the house, to shoot the fog scene, to feel the pain of the movement.
The rental house here does not have a network cable, and can not get on the wireless network. This leave the network mood, almost every day is a fog, really depressed. I miss Wutong Wenyou, miss the QQ network and friends in the area, thinking about the publication of the log, no way, only every day to take some time to write about the feelings of life.
Beijing Chaoyang District, son, daughter-in-law's residence nearby, there is a "Side Park". After dinner, my wife and I took a stroll through the park.
The park consists of a landscape area, an activity area for the elderly, a children's activity area, a fitness recreation area, a fishing area, and a gate area. Here is a large area, covering a total area of 16.13 hectares, the garden of pine and green willow, lake and water, lawn green, flowers dotted, beautiful environment, natural quiet, birds chirping, fresh air, here to green as the basis for the green everywhere, very suitable for liver and eyes, exercise and fitness.
Here sports facilities are sound, the entrance to the South Gate has several high net surrounded by the Ming people's sports activities, including tennis activities, soccer training grounds for young people and roller-skating venues. There are also table tennis and fitness equipment sites in the bushes. As the park is quite large, the various practicing groups do not interfere with each other. Here in the morning, afternoon and evening sports people, there are many people scattered in several small venues to practice qigong eight brocade, taijiquan group, there are also in the hillside bushes blowing, shouting, singing of the leisure of the elderly here there is also a lotus pond fishing, walking on the path, bushes ping pong, fitness equipment, shuttlecock, roller skating, the big ring road walking and running, and other forms of exercise.
The big ring road is the main road in the park walking exercise, as if the aorta like surging, the road surface is a concrete structure, flat and not smooth, suitable for walking, walking, running.
Treadmill measurement of a circle is a kilometer, the management announced signage is a circle for 900 meters. Tushanbaos on the small empty field at a few old people in the square dance, with a small amplifier music dance, there is no big dance groups and places, not like home Dama Park that palm-sized limited places to accommodate hundreds of people dancing, but also we have no groups of big stereo hissing and howling.
Second, Beijing, I met runners, mentors and friends
The next morning, I woke up, look at the clock at 7:00 am, Mrs. is still asleep. Alone with my camera and cell phone, I ran all the way from the entrance of the 23-story building where I live to the big ring intersection in "Side Park" in 5 minutes.
Entering the Big Ring Road, I set out on my exercise path. I ran and stopped along the way, even on all the radioactive paths of the Grand Circle, trying to understand and explore, and make good memories with my camera.
I went back to the Grand Loop for a couple of gentle laps. Feeling that someone followed me two laps, with my footsteps closer and closer, heard his gasp, overtook me for a moment, only to see the old man panting with his mouth open, but also looked back at me, I saw more clearly that the old man is similar to me in age, a little thicker than me. I was not surprised that he overtook me, and smiled lightly, thinking it was normal. What is not normal is that the old man should not add full power to overtake me, through the heavy sound of the soles of his feet and rapid breathing, we know that he can not run, know that his heart is overloaded, but also know that he is in the lack of oxygen type of running method, this method, harmful to health. At this moment, I really worry for him, I really hope that the old man must not be so persistent sports, this is not exercise, but in the show of force, is looking for disease, this overload running in violation of the principle of fitness, is in the waste of the body, grass rape life.
I ran at an even speed, trying to persuade the old man two sentences, only to see the old man has exceeded me more than ten meters, disappeared in the movement of the crowd.
It did not take long, and I felt someone down the line super me, I looked sideways to watch, is a long my old man, with an even speed over me. I was surprised to see the old man's athletic body, he overtook me ` instantly, I felt the old man did not gasp for breath, even gait, calm breathing, really another I marveled at, admired, impressed me.
I ran a few steps to catch up with the old man and the old man parallel, took the initiative to greet the old man, and took the initiative to talk to, I also in the running to the lens on him, pressed the shutter, for the old brother took a picture of the old brother, the old brother raised his hand to show his appreciation.
I first asked, "Older brother, you live long?"
I first asked, "Older brother, how old are you?", the old man looked at me and replied, "69 years old this year, you that?" I just came from Tianjin yesterday to spend a few days with my son." "Good! I can see that you are a very good runner, very relaxed, relaxed." "Yes, I have been running before last year, has been 11 years, each running 8 kilometers, this year did not run, just intermittent running, mainly with the wife with the square dance and aerobics." "Ah, it's not simple! Square dancing is a technical job, I can't learn it, it's also good exercise, it's good." , "Yes, a lot of people want to dance, it is difficult to shortlist ah."
We ran together, the old man is very relaxed, his fast pace did not change, but I added speed, we still run and chat.
The old man changed the subject, he took the initiative and said, "I originally had knee pain, so I chose to run barefoot." I was surprised when he said, "Barefoot running? How many years have you been running?" I was surprised and said, "How many years have you been running?" "I've been running barefoot for more than a year, and I've managed to get rid of my knee pain. Today, the lady didn't come, so I put on my shoes." "Yes. Aren't you afraid of getting your feet stuck if you run barefoot?" , "The road surface here is very flat, I run 20 laps barefoot every day, it's very comfortable." "Wow! You're too good. Isn't it good to run with shoes on?" I continued to ask questions, the old man patiently answered, said: "wearing shoes running damage to the knee joints, only barefoot running is beneficial to the leg joints, only to play a role in protecting the knee joints".
I listened to the old man's running method is very admirable, also very much in favor, but the old man's point of view is a little confused, there are differences in objections, I do not know the old man's claim has no scientific basis, I out of curiosity and respect, did not refute, just listen carefully, see the old man seriously about his point of view, and more on the old man of this kind of sports tenacity, I sincerely said to the old man: "". Older brother you are awesome, your valuable experience should be promoted. I admire your running style, I'm not used to your speed, you run faster than me." , "Yes, one lap takes about 6 minutes. You haven't run for a year, you have to recover slowly, you can get your speed back." , I followed my oldest brother for more than half a lap and felt a bit overloaded, I said, "Older brother, thank you for your affirmation, you run, I won't bother you, bye!" , "Bye!" . After saying goodbye, I returned to my normal gait and slowly fell behind Lao, I stood still, took a picture of Lao's back, and ran at my speed again. After a lap, I decided to wait and take a picture of Lao's front running.
Older brother ran again, and I took a couple of frontal shots of Older brother, ran with him for a bit longer, and climbed in motion for a while before saying goodbye and running at my pace.
The next morning at 6 o'clock, I was lightly loaded again, running along the park's big ring road, want to run into the old brother again, I worship the Barefoot Contessa, ask his first and last name, because of the early, did not see the old brother's figure, I ran 10 laps in a breath, feel very comfortable, feel in the run on the 8 laps there is no problem, I am very happy that I am in the return to their own running state, regret that I did not see my old brother, do not know him! s first name and last name.
Third, lost contact, almost the police
Son-in-law, daughter, grandson, because of family matters did not go with us back to Beijing, on the next day 5 back to Beijing home, the evening we shabu-shabu, ate a reunion dinner. Back to our rented house, the son and call to be downstairs yard store to send two pairs of playing cards, hahahahahahaha, we played, very late to disperse, the daughter is tired, insisted on going home to live.
6 morning I ran as usual, completed my exercise program, still did not see the old man.
4:00 p.m., I decided to go out to skate, and then and Mrs. daughter-in-law to discuss, is to go to Chaoyang Park or to go to the Unity Lake of the daughter's home, I can not decide for a moment. The park is 2 kilometers away from my son's house, and my daughter's house is 7 stops away from my son's house. It's easy to take the 104 bus to Liangmaqiao and get on the subway or take the 416, 405 or 707 bus to your daughter's house.
I didn't want to take the bus, I just wanted to walk. My daughter-in-law drew me a map to my daughter's house, but she didn't recommend me to walk there, and her wife was even more opposed to it, and suggested that I should go to Chaoyang Park, which is very close to my house, and come back in a while. Well, I promised them close to slip, took the camera out of the house, along the west side of Fangyuan Road, westward, ready to go to Chaoyang Park to play.
On the way I was hesitant to go to Chaoyang Park or to my daughter's house, I took a few pictures, and quickly made up my mind, decided to walk to my daughter's house to walk, measure the distance between the two families in this big city. I threw open a big step, along the west side of Fangyuan Road straight west, over the Xiao Yun Bridge, along the East Third Ring Road while walking and taking pictures, over the Liangma Bridge, the Agricultural Exhibition Center to the Unity Lake subway station. 5:30, while walking and playing I knocked on my daughter's home security door. My daughter heard that I came all the way here, surprised and happy, grandson pulled me, opened his musical instrument box, for me to perform the blowing Sas. Daughter busy cooking, laughing and joking we immersed in the joy of happiness, but forgot to give Mrs., daughter-in-law a phone message.
7:00 pm, my daughter and I finished wrapping dumplings, looking out the window, the dark sky, bright night scene, a string of headlights Chuanliu. My daughter called and asked my little brother originally said to come to eat prairie chicken, whether he still came to eat dumplings, and told my son I was here, my son said the company was talking about things, to accompany customers to eat dinner, and told my sister to watch out for my dad, don't tell me to walk back, turn around and he came to pick me up.
At this moment, Mrs., daughter-in-law, they messed up for a while, they are at home to guess my whereabouts, it's dark and not back, Mrs. I think I lost in Chaoyang Park, can not find home, or by the bad guys to sell the rags, they were a mess. Because I do not have a cell phone, they can not contact me, Mrs. to call the police to find people, hahahahahahahaha, they underestimated me as a military veteran, Mrs. panic, but also did not forget to cook a bowl of frozen dumplings for her daughter-in-law to eat, but they do not want to eat. They didn't expect me to go to my daughter's house, and they didn't call her to ask about the situation. When my son called to ask if they went to my sister's house, he joked with my mom and condemned them for looking at losing my dad and neglecting their duties! Hahahahahahahahaha With my son's laughter, my whereabouts were revealed and the ladies heckled when they found out I was at my sister's house. Daughter phone rang, I took the phone, daughter-in-law said you are a sister or a father ......, I ha ha ha ha ha ha laughed.
When I went home my son measured the distance with the car, it was 7.5 kilometers away.
Fourth, the challenge and meet
This day of an afternoon, the four Tak Park, I ran as usual along the ring road at medium speed, the movement also from time to time and retrograde familiar with friends nodded in greeting, when running to the eighth circle, I slowed down the pace, ready to end the 8 kilometers of today's sports road.
At this point, a twenty-five or twenty-six year old boy, from my side over, he ran and jumped, but also with a little boyish arrogance, I can see is just on the road, but also from time to time activities of the two upper limbs, he suddenly turned back to me with a smile, but also made a small ghost face. I like this action, this action again to my dormant nerves re-mobilized, rekindled the idea of continuing to run.
The young man realized that I was following closely and biting the run, and happily ran more and more seriously and hard, and speed up a lot, the purpose is to leave me behind, taunting the old man who is not old. I easily followed him for more than half a lap, want to tease him, so the youth over, also turned back and smiled at him. The youth, stoked by my teasing, didn't allow me to run very far before passing me again, sweating and looking back at me with more than a little sneer. I, too, was sweating, nodding politely and raising my hand in a gesture of no offense, friendship first race second. However, I already had an idea in my mind, his sharp breathing as he overtook me told me he had used all his strength, he wouldn't last long running like that. I bite his ass not to let go, another half-lap past, I found that he was already exhausted, then accelerated with him side by side, nor overtake nor lag behind, gently said: "young man still okay? The old man can be fine ah, can not, don't be strong, this is not good for the body".
The young man listened to my words, felt humiliated, took out the skills of the family, but also really have a stubborn, tighter teeth began to fight, and more than me, and then turned around and smiled.
I full can again over him to humiliate some, but I did not do that absolutely, just follow, so another half a lap, he really can't, gasping for breath slowly stopped down, a butt sitting on the roadside bench.
I waved my hand to him, smiled and rushed to run over, purposely ran another lap to let him see the old man's power, when I ran there again, the young man is still sitting there to rest, when I appeared, he jumped up and thumbs up, I waved my hand and ran over.
After that hit, and saw him come running in the park again, we became good partners in sport.
V. Mantis in the front, sparrow in the back
The weather this day is very good, blue sky and white clouds, Beijing's wind is so strong, 23-story building feel the wind outside buzzing.
In the morning, I went for a run in Side Park, carrying two big bags of garbage to throw away, and when I got near the dump, an old woman asked me if there were plastic bottles inside. I said a lot, and then 2 old women over strife, a clean dressed old woman with a dirty old man dressed to argue, the competition is red, I hurriedly put down two large plastic garbage bags, run away from the danger, straight to the Side of the park.
I went to Side Park and ran for 50 minutes, but I still did not see which I want to find the old man running, because I do not know his name, I call him the barefoot fairy, I would like to see him again when I go home, I would like to see him barefoot running, then in the equipment at the stretching legs, waiting for his old man to appear, I did not wait for the old man running, but here witnessed the mantis in front of the sparrow in the back of the farce.
I accidentally found a cleaner man to pick up the plastic bottle bag, put on the tricycle, turn around and go to pick up garbage. Here, however, a strange thing happened, only a little while, that plastic bottle bag but was another elderly lady carried out, put into their own large nylon carry pocket, frankly gone. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha I laughed, really mantis in front of the sparrow in the back, life is really interesting ah.
Six, the roadside doctor said I lack of calcium
13th afternoon I went home alone from Beijing, tropical fish parrot 11 days did not feed, the water is very clear, the fish spirit is very good, everything is normal.
Back home the next morning, I still run as usual. In my return to the South Third Road sports small square, see the roadside medical examination booth, no one medical examination, I stopped, novelty in the roadside medical examination booth for instrumental measurements, a few ladies in white coats told me the words, but also scared me, they said the instrumental measurements, a serious lack of calcium and osteoporosis.
I just passed by today, curiosity let me put together a music, actually put together an osteoporosis, but also lack of calcium? Ha ha ha, I also measured the blood pressure, I asked them how much blood pressure, they told me 90 - 140, I know, this movement in the blood pressure is normal, but they said I was high blood pressure, but also enthusiastically introduced me to the treatment of high blood pressure medication and recommended the elderly calcium supplements of various types of drugs and supplements.
I looked at these white coats, confused, listening to the occasion, so I recall this year in April, a local health hall, organized us to Tianjin health director to listen to expert lectures, after the class for everyone the same physical examination, those wearing white coats, the same experts and professors found that I have osteoporosis and lack of calcium. I did not pay attention to, more did not buy a single, returned home in the afternoon, or as usual running sports. 4 May unit organization of our retired and in-service cadres in the district hospital customary physical examination, the indicators are all normal.
I'm sure I'm definitely not osteoporosis, remember, the year before in Beijing themselves happened a real story.
That year, I live in Wangfujing Xilahutong daughter's home, every time to the Ritan Park ring road sports running, in the ring road there, each time is to run 6 laps, each lap 3600 steps or so, my speed in the gang of Beijing's runners driven by the speed of the lap is also very fast, each lap are in 12 minutes or so, they are 10 minutes, I can not catch up with them, I am convinced that they, they must be in their early forties. We are very friendly, down together in the park north of the sports equipment with the elderly together with the leg press to do equipment.
One day in the afternoon, I was east of the corner to the north of the fast running, suddenly a mix of feet, when the mind clear premonition of what is going to happen, the upper limbs immediately make emergency action, a heel fall out of the distance of more than ten meters, which can be scared sitting on the bench of the big sisters, they screamed out, "bad, he fell bad, fast ...... " , I touched the ground with both hands, took a breath, immediately climbed up, smiled at them and said it was fine, bowed to check the road, I kicked the uneven brick hard, before pulling up the pants leg to check the parts of the body touching the ground, only to see the left side of the arm and the side of the knee rubbed the skin, exposing the white flesh. The big sisters let me go to the park management department to apply medicine, I smiled and said, big sister, my bones are fine, skin and flesh pain is not so much, thank you, I smiled and they goodbye, and spread legs and then ran, completed the day's exercise program.
This little injury is quite good, it tests whether my body is really lack of calcium, whether it is really osteoporosis.
However, I didn't dare to tell my family about it. A few days later, on a Sunday dinner out, I sat in the passenger seat and twisted around to pick up my grandson who crawled over behind me, and the thick black hard knots were exposed, or my son noticed it first before it went all over the city. hahaha They complimented me on my body, which is still awesome.