We met at 5:30am today. I borrowed a headlamp to light my way as we run. It was actually very beneficial. A little ways into the run, I realized I had a crowd behind me. Then I realized they were all making a conscious effort to stay behind the light! Haha, wearing a headlamp made me cool… for a few minutes! Michelle was back at practice today. I’ve missed my running buddy! The weather was muggy today, so that stunk. It feels 100x’s harder to run when it’s humid outside and is tougher to breath as well. Michelle’s knee was really hurting today, so we walked a lot. The back of my legs were hurting pretty badly again today as well. Kate made several comments about how zombies were going to come out of the trees and get us at any moment. I laughed nervously at the joke while I looked around to make sure she was really kidding. I know I’m ridiculous.
Kate and I had a whole conversation this week about what we think about while running. 4 hours is a long time to think, but where does the time go? I realized for our 18 mile run that my mind was all over the place. As I mentioned before, I have a very vivid imagination, so for about an hour, I watched movies in my head. I went through all of the scenes in the book I’m reading “A Series of Fire and Ice”, which was very enjoyable. At another point, I made a list of things I’m thankful for. I stare awkwardly at other people who run pass me and imagine what they’re doing with themselves or who they are. But then for the rest of the time, I have no idea what I’m thinking. It’s probably something like “keep running. Ouch my legs hurt. It’s hard to breath. Keep moving. Do not lay down in the road. I need water” and on and on. Kate says she thinks about similar things and can’t account for most of her brain time either. However, we did get into a deep conversation about how she imagines a van pulling up and a bunch of guys jumping out to kidnap her or someone chasing her. When it’s dark in the morning, these thoughts are what make her run faster. Sick. When I think about tragedy running, I imagine Other people getting caught or kidnapped, then I rush in to save the day… or more often, I run away lol. Somewhere in that deep, philosophical conversation, Kate brought up zombies chasing her as well and that’s where the ‘jokes’ came from today.
Everyone has their quirks though, right? To most people in the world, I’m a strong, independent woman. It just happens to be that I occasionally get confused between reality and fiction and I’m a little afraid of the dark.
Wow, that was Completely off topic. I think I’m a little delirious. I have found that Kate and I get ridiculously silly on our drive home. So ok, back to running. We ran until about mile 4 and then we did some intervals because Michelle’s knee was hurting. I probably could’ve kept running, but I didn’t want her to walk alone her first day back, so we walked together. After feeling pain in my legs the whole time, I decided it would be best if I stopped at 10 miles as well. So we cut it short.
"Short". Ten miles seems like such a short distance now, I don't really have much to say about it. We walked, ran, and talked the whole way and it wasn't super eventful.
Richard thinks my leg pain is from my new shoes. Dinah mentioned my shoes are not made for walking, so the walking is probably a factor. I really don’t want it to be my shoes, I really like them. Not sure what to do about that.
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