Distance: 8mi
Miles to go: 1831
After two REEEEEALLLY frustrating days of screw ups and miscues, I finally did something positive. See… on Monday I was supposed to ride my bike to work… but I forgot my bike shoes at work on Friday so… no ride. I decided to go in late so I could get my hair cut, but the shop was closed. This morning, I was going to go for a run with the club… but the alarm didn’t go off (read: I screwed up and didn’t turn it on…). In addition, I am buried up to my ears in my home remodel and am completely overwhelmed right now. The mere THOUGHT of it all makes me a bit dizzy. So when lunch time rolled around today, I was looking forward to our planned group outing to my favorite spot for wings… and it got cancelled.
So… I gave up… Left work early… and decided to get my hair cut and go for a run. After success on the hair cut end of things I hopped on the trail and took off. On what amounted to the perfect running day (55 degrees, light wind, bright sun… the works), I ran over 7 miles (at about a 9:30 pace) for the first time since before Thanksgiving. No pain… No exhaustion… No fading at the end… Just a nice, confidence building long run.
…and it’s AMAZING how much brighter the world looks now…
Later…
Screw that last line… I just washed my cellphone…
May 1, 2008 at 2:21 am
Hope you have insurance for that cell phone.
In any case, glad you were able to escape for a run at your leisure, most people don’t create that luxury for themselves.