Today was a treadmill run. Daughter #1 said something to me the other day about how she figured out wearing the Garmin on a treadmill wouldn't be very useful because you never move from that spot. She's right - pretty smart for a youngster.
Today's run was brought to you by Season 2 of Battlestar Galactica. Two very good episodes, in fact, which made the hour-and-a-half run go by very quickly. Looking back I think this was when BSG was near its creative peak, although I don't have as much of a problem with the subsequent Seasons 3 and 4 as some other fans do. I liked the show all the way through, but I did feel like there was some treading water in parts of the last season. Those kind of reminded me of some Sopranos episodes where my friends would be wondering why nobody got whacked for a few episodes, but I'd explain they were advancing the story line and setting up the big payoff, which is what BSG did in its last season. Whatever anyone else's opinion, I still consider the whole run of BSG as some of the best TV in the last 20 years.
But this isn't the Galactica blog. Let's get back to the subject at hand. My guess is that I ran about 10 miles today. The total on the treadmill was less, but as I've explained before, it's not adjusted right, so I'm going by the elapsed time and the pace, which was normal for what I run outside. It was bitterly cold today and all external motivators regarding just getting out and doing it aside, I didn't want to. And so I didn't. There are plenty of times I'm a running warrior and brave the worst of conditions, but there are also times where I just don't want to be cold. Today was one of those days. And trust me, it was cold, with a wind chill in the single digits. After not running on Thursday I wanted to make sure I got my run in, regardless of the weather, and that's what I did. I'll save the warrior apparel for another day.
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