Running Alone on an Island (Until You're Not)
Most of my runs here are solo. That’s part of why I live on Amelia Island. I can step out at 5:30 AM and not see another person for the first two miles. There’s a particular kind of quiet on the north end trails at dawn that I’ve never found anywhere else. But running alone for years on a small island also means you eventually run into the same people, literally, and something starts to form around that. ...