Monday, January 9, 2012

Day 84 (1/7): 3 miles / ?

For this unseasonably warm January day, I decided to hit the road for today's 3 mile run.  I also decided not to bother wearing a watch.  I really wanted to base my run on how I was feeling and figured checking my time would only cause me to ignore any pains I might have in an effort to achieve a better time.  Unfortunately, I failed to charge my ipod and was without the pleasant distraction I'd hoped for.  I had been planning on a thought-free run (I was hoping to avoid the usual To Do list filling my head as I find that sometimes causes me to run faster thinking I'll have more time to accomplish my goals by finishing faster), but without a constant stream of music in my ears, I was left singing songs to myself.  I wish I'd heard better music throughout the morning... jogging to the greatest hits of The Fresh Beat Band isn't quite what I had in mind... although the fact that my son gets a kick out of them and tries to imitate their dance moves whenever they're on tv, I did have a good chuckle to myself imagining him dancing along to the songs in my head.  No doubt I had some stupid smile on my face and I'm sure I looked pretty silly to everyone I passed by.

Other than the few moments I took to help a neighbor catch their dog who'd escaped (he appeared to be out for a jog to enjoy this beautiful day as well), it was a pretty uneventful run.  Without a time for comparison purposes, all I can say is that I felt really good and very much enjoyed the fresh air.  The snow will be back in no time, so I'm just glad I got out while I had the chance.

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