I ran through a magical world 14.04.2018
Okey, so let's do this.. my plan for today was to run at least 20 kilometers but for time reason this wasn't possible, however, i changed my route so i could run as close as possible to this goal and would have many options to increase or decrease this route...also i wanted to see something unusual again.
At least this last point succeded, i never experienced such a beauty as today, i am serious, it was incredible.
Starting with gorgeous evening sun, shining through old trees in a valley of grassland, continuing with periods of rain showers, giving everything an even more, golden vibe and .... an incredible rainbow...a rainbow starting like three meters on my right, and expanding into a double one later.
So on my left side i had extreme, unusual bright, golden sunlight from the down going sun and a deep orange sky and on my right i had two rainbows ... and this perfect matching rain, soaked by the already mentioned sunglight.
I was smiling and deeply enjoying .. just wow.
As my smartphone isn't waterproven and doesn't come with the best camera anyway...well here is one attempt, edited to reflect the scene where the rain wasn't there for a moment (or less enough so i could use my body as protection):
Do you see this different glowing shape on the right?
This is the price if would have to pay.
I was already like "this is so perfect but everything comes at a price but it would be worth it" .. it was like a part of me would already know what's going to happen.
...that's right. Thunderstorm.
At the horizon i noticed more and more flashes...and sometimes thunder.
Oh snap, and now? I had many crests left, with nothing than a very few fruit trees as "protection", beside that i was running with an active smartphone and my gps watch, increasing the theoretical chance of danger by a good number from what i learned.
Okey, but it was still far away so i didn't change my route (which was was about having the chance to, i was close to the federal highway, turning right would mean i could be back home in about three kilometers - but i didn't, because i was stubborn, still flashed by this amazing beauty everywhere and i didn't yet know in which direction this thunderstorm would be going in the first place (not really windy and i didn't want to stop).
So i kept going until the next village, close to it i was realizing that the thunderstorm was coming in my direction, actually the first (inactive) cells where already about to hover above my head!
I passed the village, and have seen not only simple flashes but quite stunning bolts (i actually don't know which translation to use here but you get the point).
So i stopped and finally analyzed my situation a bit more:
- quite next to me, more and more active thunderstorm
- upcoming: final crest of about two kilometers, following by the final but quite naked trail to my home village
- potential active thunderstorm distance: about 7 kilometers
*poff* ... heavy lightning on the right (not visible on the photo)
I choosed to check out safe places and think a moment there - i got into an old barn, loaded with trash, roof incomplete.
- potential active thunderstorm distance: about 3 kilometers
Not good...i realized, if there was thunderstorm protection, it was now stolen anyway so i run a bit back into the village - another, active barn with loading roof from the farmers...i didn't really have seen protection, go on, ah, the active farm ... hmm but there are people... let's look a bit around real quick... "Hello? Do you search something?" ... huh, someone did watch me obviously, i ran to him and explained him my unlucky situation.
To my very surprise he offered me to quickly drive me home, so i ran through my options, parents being not at home anyways, and i didn't know how large the thunderstorm cell was in the first place....so i agreed.
It was a very odd situation for me...or still is...it is hard for me to understand how to feel about such an offer...i feel guilty because i agreed to kinda waste his time, even tho it was like 4km distance to drive and a very very friendly and interesting talk with this guy, besides, he was one of the people i use to hate, because we're doing organic eggs and he is one of the guys using poison and literally destroying the nature around - but damn he was so incredible kind, and offered me options for our farm to enhance and shared experience ... and simple drived me home and so on... this situation completly confuses me and i am still trying to process it.
I think i just should be thankful and ... accept what happened but an other part of me wants to feel bad about it for some weird reason. I kinda actually feel helpless and confused. Still.
However here are some graphs, finally.
