Today, things did not go exactly as planned. As usual, I was excited it was a run day. As usual, I told myself I would feel great after my run, so why put it off. As usual, the weather broke, at just the right time for me to get outside. As usual, it took me another hour to get it together and actually go. OK, so everything went as usual, but my plan is to actually GO, not spend an hour psyching myself up to do something that I want to do!
The weather is kinda icky today - humid, some sun, warmer than the last couple run days...I went with long pants anyway, even though after I felt so heavy on my last run, I wanted to be weighed down as little as possible. My compromise was a t-shirt instead of a light sweatshirt (thank all things holy for that decision, because I got HOT today). Here's the rub: The idea of me running was to get up, get dressed, have something to focus on, and...I wore the same t-shirt I slept in last night. It's only a matter of time till this little experiment goes up in smoke.
I'm still kind of trying to figure out what is so great about running. To me, the appeal is in the competitiveness of it, doing something new, doing something better (or faster) than you have done it before. To which, I say, I can achieve in my pajamas, in the house, with a book. Or a pair of knitting needles. Or in the kitchen, trying out new tasty recipes.
Whatever, Day 10: walk 5, run 4, walk 5 (that's a minute up from the last run, and double the original run time).
I took a similar route as Day 5, after noting the amount of flat grass running it offers. There were a few people out...some were right where I started running, which I think made me run faster to start, to get away from them. This is the peak of my anti-social behaviour: I am actually Napolean Dynamite'ing away from people now. In spite of my constant commentary to slow the f down, I knew I took off fast. Running slow has just always seemed stupid to me - I'd rather be walking fast. But that's not the point of this, you're running now, whether you like it or not (and I don't, presently). At least my feet didn't seem to be unable to come up off of the ground today - that's a huge improvement over two days ago.
Passed a walker, said hi, nothing. Fine, I hate you too, brother. I'm about on my last day of trying to be pleasant to people I encounter. It's either run away, or look away, because it's quite literally a waste of my energy to try and be pleasant.
Oh, hey, and it's been raining like a mother, so my pants are a lovely muddy mess. Shoes - magically, whiter than ever. Maybe people don't say hi, because they can't see me for the glow my shoes create?
I ran, again, about 60% in the grass today - I could've done more, but in some areas the grass was just too tall and I have a deathly fear of snakes. Plus, what's with all the water meters? I was dodging them like phone poles today.
The running was getting painful as I came to an intersection - I was at my final minute and I could run downhill (away from home), or uphill (and not have to deal with traffic). Uphill I went. Stupidest decision I've made yet. Here I go, again, visualizing climbing the stairs. That actually really does seem to help, but that's going to be a freaking long staircase up Providence in Oct...
So most of the final minute of the running section was uphill, but I made it. I added a minute to my run!
Back home I trudge - it took me 8 minutes to get back, due to a miscalculation on how much further I should run to compensate for that extra minute. Close to home, I actually had a neighbor be pleasant, and apologize for blocking the sidewalk with their car. I'm not sure pleasant cancelled out rude, but at least I know I'm not running around invisible.
So, with my new handy-dandy tools, I present the data on today's run, then I'm off to make a mid-mo muffaletta that my husband, the best chef ever, left for me, and sit with an ice pack to watch my daily 90210.
Temp: 65 degrees, 14 mph breezy, 84% humidity, mostly cloudy
Time: Noon; Walk 5, Run 4, Walk 8
Distance: 1.72K (1.07m)
Elevation: +34/-57.4/net -23.4 ft
Note: That hill at the end went up 15 ft...the goal hill is 47.4 ft...
5K time: 53:50
10K time: 1:53:47
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