Well, I still got it. (“It” being the ability to run 6+ miles without collapsing.)
Buzz and I did a big lap around the center last night. She’s been keeping up with her long runs, but I hadn’t done anything longer than a 5K since the Bayou City Classic more than a month ago. We were both tired, so we took it slow, something around 10:45 miles. The wind was pretty brutal back on Space Center Blvd as well. Ugh.
I run a lot, but still I wouldn’t say that I love to run. There are days when I definitely feel the need to get out there and relieve some stress and just work everything out, but there are other days when running is the last thing that I want to do, and every step feels like some monumental effort. I don’t think I would be able to stick with running like I do if 1) there weren’t so many races to keep me motivated and 2) I wasn’t able to mix it up on a regular basis with biking, swimming, soccer, etc.
Buzz, on the other hand, really does enjoy running more than anything else. She’d rather run than bike or swim any day, while I definitely have different exercise modes for different moods. Last night I wasn’t really in a running mood, but it turned out ok. I sort of got into a zone where I was just listening to Buzz breathe and watching the pavement pass underneath my feet.
Did I mention that my mp3 player broke a while back? Yeah. Not my iPod, but the little dinky player I used to run with. So I need a new one, and I’m going to buy it off Amazon with birthday gift certificates, but I don’t know what to get. It seems like they sell most of the tiny ones these days with armbands, and I don’t want an armband. I hate wearing an arm band while I run. I want one with a belt clip. Oh, and I want one for under $150 (I only need 128 MB). Anyone out there have any suggestions? I’ve put George on the case, so I’m sure he’ll find me something acceptable…
John offered to take some of us entry folks sailing tonight on his boat (a big enough sailboat that he lives on it) since it’s so nice out, and I would go, except I’m supposed to stay at work till 6:00 in order to make up hours from yesterday. Sigh. What to do, what to do… I should really just work till 6, then go home and relax, since I need to catch up on sleep still before the MS150 this weekend. But sailing sounds like so much fun!
