Time/Weather:
Shoes: Nike LunarGlide
Running Partner: "All by Myseeeellfff"
Playlist: Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough by Michael Jackson
Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger by Daft Punk
Mr. Brightside by The Killers
Freewill by Rush
Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Queen
Don't Stop Me Now by Queen
Route: Check out a bit of scenery. Also take note that I was running slow enough that I didn't even have to stop or slow down to snap this photo
Pace/Distance: Getting close to 2 miles after only a week!
How it Felt: So-so. Unlike the last few days, I definitely couldn't keep going today.
I was really looking forward to getting out there. I've had some good chats with some of you readers out there and it's really pumped me up to get out there and keep doing this. I loaded up the playlist today with songs roughly in the 155 BPM range to get to a 10 minute/mile pace. Didn't happen. It seems like this 11:40 pace is pretty much where I'm at right now. And that's not terrible. I'm not concerned at all about pace right now. I just want to log some miles. Being so close to 2 miles already makes me feel like a 5K by the end of April wouldn't be out of the realm of possibility.
It's weird that all of the pain I experience is on my right side. I wonder if it's shorter than the other side or something. Today I hardly had any of the shin pain that has been my traditional nemesis. I was, however, feeling some pain in the ball of my right foot. It was what ultimately made me stop when I did today.
By far the best part of today's run was towards the end. I was listening to Don't Stop Me Now and singing aloud with my headphones on because, hey why not? As I got to the "I'm a sex machine ready to reload" line and belted it out, some dad with his tot in a stroller was pushing by me in the opposite direction. He gave me a very concerned look. Oh well.
I'm hoping this great weather holds up and I can keep getting outside and getting my runs in. Tomorrow looks like some bad weather so I might be running at the Y. Any of you guys treadmill pros or flat out hate the treadmill? Does the elliptical count as running?
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