Unsatisfying
July 30, 2004 – 8:11 amToday was … interesting. I decided that, given my difficult and unsatisfying run from Wednesday, I mix things up a little today. To that end, I set out this morning for a four-miler - without my iPod! I also decided to take a route I hadn’t tried for well over a month, just to be that much more different.
Long story short, the changes didn’t work. I only managed a little over 3.2 miles today before I had to stop, and I’m still not sure what’s up with that. I also spent the entire run thinking about unfortunate events (and not the fun sort one might encounter in a Lemony Snicket book). I did, however, learn a little more about my Garmin, so the much-ballyhooed post about that should be that much more informative (yay for not-a-complete-loss runs!). Anyways, now that I’ve vented, it’s about time to head to work. Hope everybody else’s runs are better than mine was today.
Grumble grumble.
3 Responses to “Unsatisfying”
What’s feeling hard about the run? Breathing? Legs feeling tired? Brain too distracted?
Remember, fuel, hydration and weather can all have an impact (and I know you know this!). And the brain can really get in the way sometimes. So eat, drink, rest, stay cool and keep trying new tactics…you’ll get over the hump. I promise. (Don’t you have a wedding coming up soon?)
And, as an interesting OT side-note: “Lemony Snicket” just happens to be an alum of the college where I work! =)
By Dianna (running chick) on Jul 30, 2004
That’s the thing - I just can’t quite put my finger on the problem, either during the run or on reflection. I’ll keep experimenting, though (I’m trying a new trail tomorrow that I’m really excited about), so here’s hoping
And yep, I’ve got a wedding approaching at about 100 mph - the date is August 28th.
Daniel Handler? Nifty!
By Ben on Jul 30, 2004
I know what you mean. That’s what you get for going on your run w/o the iPod…. hehehe..just kidding. I used to run with my mp3 player all the time and when the battery would suddenly go dead, it was like the end of the world! But now I mix things up and I run without it as often as I do with it just so I could stop relying on it so much. But to be honest, I think I run better with it. Probably because I don’t find myself that interesting and so my reflections are really boring. Just a thought.
By Rebecca on Jul 30, 2004