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Running in Cornwall – Making The Best Of Everything

A good friend messaged me this week with an interesting quote:

“The happiest people don’t have the best of everything, they just make the best of everything.”

I have travelled to many beautiful parts of the world and had many adventures with this friend; the first excerpts that come to mind include a boozy pedalo trip up the Prague river, waking up in an underwater tent at an eastern European music festival, and exploring the intricate markets of Istanbul.

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Cruising the Vltava River in the Czech Republic in 2010

I wondered for a while if what he was saying had any weight to it and how it might relate to our expeditions from summers past.

Was this quote a mindless copy and paste from his new iPhone app?

Probably.

But I was eager to find a deeper meaning, and so it nested in the back of my mind.

I got up on Sunday morning to find that my housemate had borrowed my car and I suddenly found myself eager to go running. I get like this sometimes, and experience tunnel vision for just grabbing my trainers and going.

I decided to stray from my usual route of the beautiful Cornish coast and head inland, just to test that my stubborn running habits were paying off, and that I was in fact running the nicest route in my area.

How wrong I was.

I ascended up through a nearby town and an overgrown wooded stream to a reservoir that I didn’t know existed. The scene literally stopped me in my tracks, and I struggled to believe that such a striking landscape existed so close to my front door.

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The stunning Argal Dam, Falmouth

It was half way around these idyllic lands that I realised what my friend was talking about. He and I have experienced many amazing faraway lands and yet all we really need [and want] is right here.

Yes, visiting the incredible thermal spas of Hungary was great and trips like those of yesteryear provide a wealth of excitement and exhilaration – but you can’t do that every day.

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Runaway water at College Reservoir, Falmouth

My Sunday morning run made me feel that I had truly made the best of what I had.

And, in fact, this was just as fulfilling as an inter-railing trip around Europe!

To keep up with my running progress, check out my Strava profile.

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