How I Learned to Love Not Racing

My “long distances” relationships are, for now, just somebody that I used to know

Bob Merckel
The Memoirist
Published in
9 min readFeb 19

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runners in the Barcelona Mitja Marathon Feb 19 2023
A river of runners flowing down the street below my apartment. Photo by author.

I woke up to fanfare and applause this morning.

Was the city applauding me for not going out to celebrate Carnival last night?

Was there an early morning post-Saint Eulalia / pre-Mardi Gras parade going on?

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Bob Merckel
The Memoirist

Editor: Age of Empathy, The Memoirist | English teacher/language consultant in Barcelona and Provincetown.