I decided last night that it was time to start running. A couple of weeks ago I managed to go 3 days in a row and could still walk, so there's no legitimate reason to not go. I had to pick Janet up when I fed the horses, so I decided that instead of giving her a ride home I'd just run from the barn to Reeder Road (where I normally start), and she could pick me up.
I had no idea how far it would be, but decided that I'd give it a shot and walk if it got too tough. The weather wasn't too bad...about 36 degrees with a minimal tail wind...no snow, no rain...perfect for running. The really nice thing was that since we had a couple inches of snow earlier in the day and it was about 5:30 when I started, no one was on the trail so I didn't have to worry about looking good. I could just pound along the trail doing the "Old Man's Shuffle" (thanks Tom...now everytime I go for a run I'm worried about being one of the "Old Men" that you referenced in your blog), run at my 20 minute mile pace, and not have to share the meager oxygen supply on the OC&E Trail with other runners.
The run was actually almost pleasant. It had a gentle downhill for the first 1/4 mile, was flat for the next mile, had another downhill for about half a mile, and then finished with a gradual uphill. I don't have any cool things that compute mileage like Laurie, so I had to resort to Google Earth to figure out how far I went. I think it's about 2 3/4 miles. It was a relatively pleasant run for the first 2 1/4 miles. In fact, for about 100 yards I actually almost felt like I was a RUNNER and managed to finish the run before Janet showed up to pick me up.
Doug has a game tonight so I don't think I'll get to run...I'll give it another shot tomorrow.
What fancy thing does Laurie have to calculate distance? I just use google earth or the runner's world thing. I ran 5.8 miles yesterday and it kicked my trash...not to mention I was running like a 8:45 min/mile. I've got a race in a month and its not going to be pretty.
ReplyDeleteI think she has some kind of cool watch that tells her how far she's gone, how fast she's gone, how many people she's made look like fools (because she's pregnant, pushing a jogging stroller, and STILL blown by!), how many and what type of dogs have barked at her, and a bunch of other miscellaneous stuff. I'm pretty sure my brother gave her a certificate to a running store in Eugene and she got the watch with it.
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