I was in somewhat of a time crunch so I started off quick today and I went through 1 mile in 6:16 followed by a 6:04 and a 5:56 to make it through 3 miles in 18:16. At this point I decided to slow down a bit and I averaged close to 6:40 pace for the next 8.1 miles. I hit 11.1 in 1:12:27. For some reason I wasn't feeling too good so I decided to head home at 11.1 to get some water and when I got home the second door was locked. I was surprised because I had left it unlocked when I left, locking only the first door. Thus, my plans were all thrown out the window because I had a final that I needed to be at in less than an hour and I needed to get into my house so I could shower and get ready. So, I used the neighbors phone to call Kimia, after which I ran to where she was at to get the key to the house (she had locked the second door while I was gone forgetting to leave it unlocked). I ran home, however now I didn't have the time to finish my run before my final, so I showered and barely made it in time to take the test. For the extra running I will add an extra 1.4 to bring my total to 12.5 for the day (it was more than 1.4 but I wasn't sure exactly how far so I am counting that because 12.5 is a nice round number). In the evening I added the extra 2.5 in 19:00 to finish my run for the day since I didn't have time earlier in the day. On a side note, I have found that I am becoming somewhat proficient riding a unicycle. One of the guys I take care of at work got one for his birthday about 7 months ago and we used to ride it every once in a while. He was getting better at it, however I would generally make it about 2 or 3 feet and then fall. I believe this was in part because I just wasn't trying very hard and also because he was riding it more often than me so he got better at it. Just this week he decided that he wanted to start riding it again, after not riding it for about 4 months, and it was startling how quickly he picked it back up again, riding farther than he had ever gone before after just a few minutes. I however continued to make it about 2 or 3 feet and then fall off. What startled me even more was that the very next day I was suddenly able to ride it almost as far as the guy I take care of, consistently making it to a fence at one end of the parking lot before falling down. I am still not exactly sure why this happened, however I do know that I finally started to try a little harder. Maybe the desire was all I needed.
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