August 2009
7 posts
Week 2: Electric Boogaloo.
This has been a rough week for kicking the running regimen up a notch. I’ve been running at 6AM so far, and it’s brutal. I was worried about going to 90s jogging/2min walking, but I think I would be doing very well for myself if it weren’t so hot and humid.
I know. I could be in Philadelphia, New Delhi, Nairobi. Just the same, I complain.
Today was harder than the other day...
Too hot to run today!
I’m waiting til 9PM. Hopefully that will be long enough for the air to cool off.
And hopefully I won’t be getting in the way of any drug deals at the ball park.
In the end, I went out.
My warm-up and cool-down walks were a bit longer than usual, as I looped an extra block around the thrift store. I should just talk to him, but I think we all know how less-than-elegant we feel after a run. I mean, even if you’re in shape, and you’ve got that imaginary runner’s high, and you have a nice glow from your daily 5k, you’re still sweating and panting a bit....
Difficulty getting motivated today.
me: today is a good day for a run. why can't i just do it?
Angie: ....get off your ass. go run. you named your blog that for a reason, lady!
me: damn right i did. instead, i've gone to petco and ikea
Angie: ...get off your ass. go run.
me: i should before it gets sunny. and i think it's starting to be.
Angie: run. now. get to it!
me: i also had a dream about the guy who runs the thrift store near my house, and i'll have to pass him both ways!!! i can't have that. and i have NO idea why i dreamt of chris, other than i haven't said hi to him since i've been back. because i suck.
Angie: probably. why?
me: but like why last night? why not some other time in the last month and a half or so
Angie: lol dunno. gotta go though - bye!!
me: damn. now i have no excuses.
I. Hurt.
My haunches and the part of my thighs above my knees are killing me, especially when I’ve been sitting or lying down for more than 20 minutes or so. That is to say nothing of stairs.
I’m trying to make sure this doesn’t cloud my motivation to try again Wednesday. The last time I was in post-run agony (maybe five years ago), my friend Tim told me that the pain meant I just...
First things first.
Yesterday I bought a pair of Asics Gel-Enhance III sneakers. They aren’t quite what the girl at Marathon Sports recommended, but the feel is the same, which is important, and they were half the price, which is glorious.
I piled my new shoes, my college shorts, sports bra, socks, and Obama shirt next to the door. I’m hoping that looking at this pile will remind me that it is very...