Distance: 3 miles
Start time: 5:10 am
Run Duration: 30 minutes
Pace: 10 minutes/mile
Temperature: 80 degrees
Humidity: 84%
Location: Memorial Park, Houston, TX
Planning gets me in trouble. Rather, my expectations and subsequent disappointment have been known to send me into tailspin. Let's be honest if we're being honest. This has been the heart of my gutwork over the last few years. I've had to learn to cede my need for control that grew out of years of chaos. OK, more honesty. I haven't learned it completely. I am a perpetual student.
My alarm NPR'd me at 4:19 this morning. I considered staying in bed, but thought better of it. I'm determined to see this thing through. The nice thing about the freeway at this early hour is the lack of traffic. I pulled off 610 at Woodway/Memorial and noticed that Woodway was closed. Too bad for them. Too bad for me. Memorial was closed also. I figured it out. You say this is no big deal? Realize that I'm the one who is repeatedly given maps for birthday gifts. I got there. I ran. Three years ago I would have returned home and abandoned the run. I most likely would have purchased a breakfast burrito or some other insane heart-clogger, like donuts on the way home, too.
Have a great day. Whatever adjustments you make.
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Good for you for not turning back! That's a metaphor for life isn't it. Your time is really picking up, congratulations.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to start back up on Monday. Doc said meds, exercises and ice for my knee. No stairs or squats but didn't restrict me from the track, just told me to stay on flat surfaces. Seems my kneecaps don't fit my knees too well. And age hasn't helped it. It's also supposed to be around 72 on Monday morning which will feel like a cold front!
Wow! I had no idea that the temp was supposed to drop so much. That's great news. Hope your knee feels better. Thanks. for commenting.
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