To quote Twitterati member Helen A.S. Popkin (the A.S. stands for Awesome Sauce):
OMG YA'LL!
Ran my 2.5 miles in 26:44, which is almost 45 seconds faster than days 1 and 2. Probably helped that it was 48 degrees F and slightly breezy out this morning. I was running faster just to simply get warm. I was underdressed, I suppose, with running shorts and a cotton T-shirt. Still, it's a good way to quicken to the pace ...
Two songs I need to remove from my exercise playlist: Talking Heads' Road to Nowhere, and The Beatles' Run For Your Life. The former has a nice beat but the lyrics are an obvious downer for a runner, while the latter is just too darn negative (Lennon wrote it, not McCartney.)
Calves were a little sore this morning, but not enough to make the run tougher. My focus for most of the run was generally on the temperature.
And I actually did a little bit of a sprint to the finish. "Sprint" always being a relative term for me. I've been world-class slow ever since I could run. I recall my mom told me that one of my youth baseball coaches told her once, "Will is quick, but he'll never be fast."
As long as I finish, I'll be happy.
"Road to Nowhere" is a great song for the treadmill, though!
ReplyDeleteI don't know if you run with a smartphone, but Pandora Radio has a Classic Punk station that is so much fun for running. They also have some good techno/dance stations. I figure if we could dance to it in the '80s, we can run to it today, right?
Kathy, I see from your blog you're a treadmill runner, so obviously know whereof you speak! I'm not running with a smartphone -- yet. There appear to be some nice running apps, but I'm still such a newbie I haven't looked into them. Gimme another week or so ...
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