a day late

I’m not yet sure what the frequency of these posts will be; my guess is somewhere between once a day and once every other day. Nevertheless, I have to write post facto about yesterday because it was quite a memorable run.

First of all, I think I hit every stoplight red over the entire six miles. While it’s occasionally nice to get the minute of rest, it’s frustrating to have to stop every minute for 40-someodd minutes and wait for the little white/green man to tell me it’s okay to cross.

Second, there are only a few things that can actually stop me from running. Extreme pain is the obvious one, but a lesser-thought-of example is having to go to the bathroom. It’s really quite incredible how quickly having to go to the bathroom (either #1 or #2) can steal away your ability to run. If it escalates to a near-emergency, you have no choice but to divert all your energy toward keeping everything inside. This makes it quite difficult to move your legs fast.

Yesterday was one of the closest near-emergencies I’ve ever experienced. Luckily for me, I happened to be running along the edge of campus when I realized I couldn’t go any further. I ran into the first building that looked like it might be open and -thankfully- found the bathroom in time.

That’s the second reason yesterday was memorable. Almost a disaster, but memorable nevertheless.

Today’s run was pretty uneventful… it was a little bit slower than the last few, but I’m also feeling quite a bit tired/sore. I think the transition to this new program is hitting me pretty hard (an extra day of running each week, and longer distances). Hopefully my body will settle in soon and it’ll be back to business.