9:30 AM - Zipped up my long sleeve shirts and laced up my new sneakers from Christmas to head out for a run today. Wasn't sure what to expect with having a week off and not being used to the cold again. I am sure that I've lost a good deal of the fitness level I had going into the Hangover Half. But I am sure I'll get back there with a couple weeks of good running. Had a lot on my mind and with the fiasco yesterday with Dad's stress test and my mom getting pulled over on the way to get him for it for speeding, I was in an I-really-really-detest-state-troopers kind of mood. I had to chuckle a little though when I hung a left out of our road and saw a car come up over the hill by Waterwheel Village (The Waterwheel is a small country store located right in a valley between two 1/2 or 2/3 mile long hills going up in either direction; a kid was hit and killed here a couple of years ago right across the street because cars come barreling down going 60 or 70mph; This when the state Rte. Speed Limit is 55, with a yellow 45mph warning sign for the stretch coming down through the valley). Well this car comes barrelling up and you can hear it before you actually see it. Then about two seconds later comes this State Trooper SUV with its lights on and pulled the guy over right at my road. I don't know what is up with the cops, but I really feel they should do something better with their time like catch the real criminals, and I know we have a lot out there. Have to allot for extra time to go to work tonight.
There was a pretty strong wind today about 12-15 mile per hour. I felt alright, was trying to hold back and stay steady because I know tomorrow is going to be a long run. But I didn't know how I was going to take it. I mean I knew I would be out of shape, despite all the walking, swimming and jogging I did at the beach. But I was kind of disheartened at the same time when I realized I was in fact going slower despite a steady effort. Still overall pretty easy effort. Oh well. I guess that's the sacrifice I made for going on vacation. Getting psyched about grad classes. Going out to grab some supplies today.
Total Mileage: 8.11 miles Total Time: 1:08:20 Average Pace: 8:25
ugh. Just got out of work. It's 11:58PM... Going to go take a six hour nap and then up to run/jog a 25k race. Joy. Note: Saw 3 cops on the way to work today and 1 on the way home. They need to get a life! | 