Goal:
5 min walk, 3.1 mi < 12'00"/mi pace, cool down
Achieved:
5 min walk, a great horrid mess
The Figures
Distance: 3.5 mi Time: 47'27" Avg Pace: 13'31"/mi
Summary:
I'm almost embarrassed to take credit for these miles it was such a struggle. If I had to guess I would say more of the distance was walked than jogged. My goal had been to go out on the streets here at Southwestern Oklahoma State University and do a few hills but primarily to get in a 3.1 mi jog done. My legs were lead, I tripped (actually twisted my ankle) on a chunk of burrito someone had thrown in the street, was whipped around by the wind and completely defeated by the hills. Since it was obvious early on that I could not get any distance out of my legs I turned it into a hill exercise for lack of a better description. Basically I found a stretch of hill and ran up the hill walked along the top, ran down the hill, walked along the bottom, and repeated. I probably didn't jog more than 0.1 mile at a stretch.
Realistically I think my body needs more sleep, some regular meals and a great deal more water than I have managed in the last 48 hours. Of course, once I reached home last night I found that in addition to spending my day chaperoning teenagers here my wife has committed me to a social engagement this evening. Here's hoping the "party" is horridly boring and I get excused to go home early.
And where is the ibuprofen for this ankle?
Weather
Temp: 55 Hum: 21% Wind: S 19 gusting to 25 WC: 55
Conditions: Partly Cloudy, Dry
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