I have a weird rule that resulted in me cancelling my run yesterday. Left work today to run for lunch, going around the block from our building is 1.7 miles. After the first lap, my calves and shins and ankles were unbelievably stiff-- it was so strange, almost like I just couldn't flex my ankles up and down. I've never had my legs be that tight before. I stopped and stretched a little and ran the second lap and jogged a little to cool down. Stretched a little when I got back to the office but honestly it's a little awkward to hang around in my running gear in the middle of the day. I have to get on a plane in a few hours, and probably won't be able to run more tonight-- I get into Baltimore around 7:30, then will be taking a cab to my friend R's house and staying with him. I don't know how I could run at the airport, since I'll have all my things with me, and by the time I get into R's apartment, I bet it'll be 8:30 at least. Bodymore isn't really the kinda place I want to do a night run alone, yennow? We'll see, maybe I can convince R to come with me just for 2 miles or something. In any event, tomorrow I will be back in the glorious city of Annapolis, where I can run the standard 4-or-6-mile route I ran for three years in college. And soccer on my home field with my home team. Be still my heart! If I was a Serious Runner, I'd probably go to the airport in my running things, and jog around the terminal. But I'm not, deal with it.
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