Well, I wanted to run on Thursday, the 30th. Mostly because I haven't really run much this month and I wanted one more set of numbers on my spreadsheet for the month. Absurd, seriously. I had an interview on Thursday, and by the time I got home I was too exhausted and decided not to. So, this post is for my run on Friday, 10/1.
Today was ridiculous. I had something resembling another interview today. It was just another slap in the face, though, where I left screaming at the top of my lungs, "How does this nutjob have a job and I don't!!??" Sigh. It actually was one of the overall most promising things I've had happen in regards to me getting work. It was just annoying to have to deal with. So, once I got home, I planned to run out my frustration before the school traffic picked up, but first, I had to unleash the story on Husband and Best Friend. By the time that was done (there was a lot to tell), school was certainly out. Ugh.
I decided to run the top part of the 8 first again (like Wednesday), so that traffic would hopefully have cleared out before I got around to the elementary school. And I was pretty confidant I was going to do the 5K today.
My right inside thigh was hurting from the start of this run. I decided to cross my street today, to avoid that stupid mini pinscher. I'm learning, slowly. I got hot, and winded quickly. This is going to be rough. I also think this is the last day for Posion'd, much as I love it.
Well, I felt like I was going too fast. I was tired and hot. After a mere 10 minutes (1.42K/.88m), I had to stop to walk. To my credit, I wasn't giving up yet. After all, I was going for the 5K, even if walking was involved. Sadly, I walked 3 minutes (.27K/.17m)...I wouldn't have walked so far, but I needed an easy to remember time and spot to mark on the map. My spot was the back of the post.
So I take off for another 4 minutes (for a total of 2.24K/1.39m) back to the same corner in the middle of the figure 8 that I finished at Wednesday (actually, just slightly farther than Wednesday).
And after all my worrying about school traffic, I didn't see hardly any people today. Of course, I never actually made it to the school part of my route.
So, today I ran 14 minutes and walked 3. Wednesday I ran 17. The route was essentially the same. I think that means I was going quite a bit faster today? All I know is that I keep running less and less. Which makes sense, because I am about to quit and end up at 0 minutes per run. Whatever, here are the numbers.
Weather: 75, Sunny, 10 mph (it was enough to affect my breathing), 34% Humidity
Time: 3:30pm; Run 10, Walk 3, Run 4
Distance: 2.24K (1.39m)
Elevation: +56.6/-47.8/net 8.8 ft
5K/10K: 40:28/1:25:33
Run Time: 14 mins
Distance: 1.97K (1.22m)
5K/10K: 38:17/1:20:56 -- haven't seen a number below 40 since 9/3, when I completed the 5K route with the least amount of walking...This has been a rough month!
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