A woman cuts through a bustling New York park under a canopy of towering elms, her crimson sports suit hugging her frame with crisp white stripes running down the arms and legs, a lightweight hoodie tied around her waist. Her black running shoes thud rhythmically against the gravel path, scuffed from use, as she grips a coiled leather leash. A golden retriever lopes beside her, its fur glinting in the morning sun, tongue lolling as it eyes a squirrel scampering up a lichen-crusted bench. Skateboarders clatter by on a nearby ramp, and the faint scent of roasted chestnuts drifts from a vendor’s cart nestled among the trees.
