Travel Gap

We left town last Saturday and I got back on Thursday. The schedule was packed so I didn't even try to bring running gear. When I arrived home, I was a bit worn out but new I needed to get out. I walked 2 miles, which didn't seem worthy of its own post. Today was better, with a 4-miler, although not all of that was running. I figure I ran a 5k with a ten-minute walk in the middle, mainly because I wanted to get more time exercising but didn't want to run the whole way. It was a nice compromise. Plus, I listened to an album I hadn't heard in probably a decade and that kept things fresh. Very windy and overcast, with rain yesterday and more forecast for this evening.

Soup Day

I felt better on today's run than I did Tuesday, but the humidity took care of that. Wow, was it soupy out there. I held the run to 3 miles, with a walk at the 2-mile mark to cool down a bit. The temperature was 86 degrees, which added to the mix quite nicely. I did enjoy the outing, though, since I loaded the new Old 97's album onto my iPod after only listening to it on vinyl for the past couple of weeks. Great stuff.

Bleh

I was hoping for a more energetic outing today, but overall I felt blechy. I think it's the cumulative effects of allergies over the past few months. I mean, I wasn't having an allergy attack today, but I did feel like I had the flu and someone beat me up with a baseball bat. Like a normal day. Anyway, I ran a little over a mile, then walked for a bit, ran some more, and ended up walking the rest of the way. Overall mileage was 2.8 miles, of which I probably ran 1.75 or so. Not great, but then again, I got out there. Sometimes that's the win.

Another 5

After the fun of allergies and a 4-miler on Thursday, I ended the running week with 5 miles this morning. I thought there'd be more people out since it was in the 60s and sunny, but what do I know? I mean, there were a few people on the trail, but maybe it was because I went out relatively early at just past 8 a.m. Anyway, the run was good and the only walking I did was a tenth of a mile up the big hill. I followed that up with trimming and mowing the yard and it's not even lunchtime yet.

More of the Allergies

After all these years I'm still not sure how this allergy thing works. I was fine Monday, which was the total eclipse and very enjoyable, and then Tuesday rain moved in and it was cloudy and wet all day. You'd think that'd knock all the pollen or whatever out of the air and I'd be fine, but you'd be wrong. Instead, I suffered through a major allergy attack and spent all day trying to maintain some momentum at work while continually sneezing and blowing my nose. What a great day. Any thought of running never crossed my mind. It rained again yesterday, so today was my first chance to get out of the house since Monday. I ran 4 miles in sunshine and a stiff breeze out of the north, but I have to say it felt good to get out. I can only hope and pray this doesn't set off another allergy attack, but as we established earlier, what do I know?

5 and Windy

Today's running conditions were much different than Thursday. The temperature was in the mid-60s with a lot of wind, kind of like earlier this week. Nevertheless, I persevered against not just the wind, but also my thoughts about cutting the run short. I told myself I had nowhere I needed to be and to suck it up. I went a full 5 miles, completing my 3-4-5 plan for the week. It's a start.

4 (Kind of)

It was a little warmer than I expected today, about 82 degrees. I could feel the change over the last few runs but still decided to go 4 miles, as per plan for this week. It ended up kind of being 4 miles. I walked two-tenths of a mile at the 2.35 mile mark, or about three minutes. So it ended up being a split of about 2.3 and 1.7 mile runs. Whatever the case, I did it. That little walk in the relative heat helped me make it. No complaints about what a beautiful day it turned out to be.

Gusty

Today was windy, like 20 mph constant and gusts up to 30 mph. This week I want to do the 3-4-5 step up in mileage, assuming I get in all three runs. Today was 3 miles and even though I probably could have gone more, it seemed like enough with all the wind. Also, I'm an idiot. Once again, I put on the wrong pair of shoes. I should know better by now since my left knee aches a little bit when I wear them. I think at this point I need to put my non-running pair of shoes in another location. You'd think it wouldn't be this difficult, but you'd be wrong.