Step by step, mile by mile

12AM - 5 miles after an 18-hour shift. about as fun as the last 5 miles in a 45-mile day. as mike can probably attest, this is not said sarcastically! 

10AM - 5 before work. body was beat from yesterday.

Noon - 5 before work. night shift cancelled so i had to work my second 18-hour shift in 48 hours, but the difference with this one was i only got 6 hours off after it before i had to be back at work instead of 12. so got home at 7am this morning, slept for 3 hours and ran 5 miles before going back in. might run another 5 after work if the body isn’t too broken down, hopefully don’t have to work my third straight night shift either

PM - off. felt good enough to run but figured i'd rather just get a bigger mileage day in tomorrow. about to do my strength routine and get some much needed sleep. s/o to connor baller for calling me (probably) to wish me happy bday while i was sleeping this AM. we making big moves this summer bro

a very special edition of my song of the day series: my 22 favorite songs to commemorate the 22 years i’ve been on earth. it was an incredibly hard list to make; i had to whittle it down over about a week from a list of about 300 songs

bob dylan - simple twist of fate

bonnie “prince” billy - i see a darkness

d’angelo - untitled(how does it feel)

david bowie - changes

DJ shadow - midnight in a perfect world

joy division - passover

kanye west - jesus walks

madvillian - all caps

marvin gaye - i heard it through the grapevine

the microphones - i felt your shape

nas - the world is yours

nirvana - all apologies

ol’ dirty bastard - brooklyn zoo

otis redding - (sittin’ on) the dock of the bay

outkast - B.O.B. 

outkast - she lives in my lap

pete rock & C.L. smooth - they reminisce over you(T.R.O.Y.)

prince - when doves cry

radiohead - decks dark

radiohead - everything in it’s right place

stevie wonder - never in your sun

talking heads - born under punches(the heat goes on)

AM - 5 before work. wanted to get more but needed sleep more than mileage after the past few days. i’ll get in another 5 after work and hit that double-digit run tomorrow

PM - 5 after work. when "bulls on parade" came on those last couple of minutes i started flying

sotd: brave in the heart - big pun. i have a soft spot for 90’s new york hip hop in the summer

AM - 5. woke up at 3!

AM2 -10. felt good to get my 15 for the day in before 8AM.

sotd: ace of spades - motörhead

AM - 3 shakeout. after working 14 days straight, i’m understandably beat. ran enough that i wouldn’t be stiff tomorrow, and now i’ll catch up on the R&R i’m in desperate need of.