So I didn't plan on running this night, but I did plan on doing some walking with Pepper to stretch the legs out. This is where it gets a little odd. We had these terrible thunderstorms in the are with a few tornados touching down. Although I didn't see a tornado, I did see the aftermath in some of the areas near my home. Now I take public transportation to and from work (Washington DC Metro System) and it is usually pretty reliable. Well, as I was heading home at 4pm yesterday I learned that because of the storms, the Metro stopped at a station before the one I usually get off at. I then learned that all the roads heading west in Falls Church were packed/not moving! Well, I got off at the East Falls Church Station (couldn't go any further because of lack of power) and decided to walk home, which was about 4.5 miles. Now, I didn't have my sneakers and made the walk wearing my business dress shoes I wore to work for the day. I also had my backpack containing about 20-25 pounds of work stuff. Upon completion of my walk, my legs were killing me, my feet were beginning to have blisters, and I was completely and utterly miserable. My pain did not end there as I didn't have power at my place and Pepper needed to get out because he was cooped up all day.
Lesson learned: Running shoes are great because they really take care of your feet and lower body. Cushioning goes really far when it comes to running shoes. Walking such a long distance in my running shoes would have been fine, but in dress shoes, it was painful on my lower body. I am more sore today from my walk then I would be from running 10 miles. I will now carry my running gear to work in the event that I have to run/walk home because of our wonderful public transportation system.
I'm going to go for a run at the office today and possible run into the district from my office by the Courthouse metro. | 