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4 miles  46:30  11:38 pace  8:30 am  78 degrees

No music or podcast this morning.  Nothing with me on the run but an ID band on one wrist, Garmin on the other, and key in my pocket.  The air is heavy enough.  I didn't want to carry anything.

I decided to cross over to the Rice University trail today.  It's crushed gravel (like Hermann Park).  There were many more people than at Hermann and the trail is only about 5 feet wide.  It's nicely shaded.  There are curb cuts and you have to be careful because there's quite a bit of car traffic going in and out of the university.  I'd forgotten how people walk 3 across and don't move over for oncoming walkers or runners.  (Can't we all just get along?)  Anyway...it's a little crowded and not as pleasant as Hermann Park or Memorial. I was also feeling a little cramping in my calves. In short, I wasn't enjoying myself.

I ran a mile on that path, then turned around and came back to Hermann and back home. I didn't eat breakfast before my run (I rarely do).  It's just so freaking humid out there and I'm sipping a 50/50 mix of water and G2 now.  I've got to plan my electrolytes or I'll get in trouble.  I'll have breakfast and cool off the rest of the morning at home.

More and more I find myself saying, "Yeah, this isn't fun.  I'm going home."  I hope it's a sign of maturity and not just getting old and grumpy.  Either way, it...is.

Happy Saturday.  M








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