Last night I hit the treadmilll again, inexplicably, since I have such a distaste for it. The “cold” front had not quite materialized yet, and I guess I’d rather watch TV while running than watch the same street over and over again. I did 40:00 again, this time alternating between 5 minutes of running and 30 seconds of walking. In the end, I did slightly more than the day before — 3.4 miles, so that’s 11:46 per mile. And I did it all at 1% grade, up from 0% the day before. For the last two minutes, I even ran at 10:30 pace just to remember what it feels like.
Thanks for all the kind comments yesterday. I almost closed comments when I posted it, because I didn’t want anyone to feel like they needed to say something. The permanent internal conflict with having a blog is that sometimes I want to get thoughts out, and in public, but don’t want readers to feel the need to do something. But in the end I left the comments open, so again, thanks for the kind words.
“What am I doing with my life??” is a question I often ask, and sometimes I start to panic a little when the answer doesn’t seem right, or when I can’t seem to come up with an answer in the first place. Whether I like it or am comfortable with it or not, I’ve discovered ever since I left home and went out on my own as an adult, I do have a marked tendency to go through periods of intense inner turmoil. I suppose it’s just the way I am. I’m sure this won’t be the last time.
So, on to fluffier things, at least for today! Serenity comes out tonight and I’m pumped. I don’t think I’ve ever gone from not caring about a movie to counting the hours until showtime in such a short timespan. Last week I didn’t care about it, in fact, I figured I wouldn’t like it. Now, I’m excited. While many of the reviews say that the movie is good, but will only seem great to fans of the show, I hope everyone reading this will give it a chance. The more money it makes, the better the chance that it has a future somewhere.
I think I can hear Gavin laughing in the other office, laughing with satisfaction because he finally recommended a TV show/movie that I do like, and that doesn’t have Nazi torture death chambers like another movie — that shall remain nameless — that he forced me to see.
Plans for the weekend: Maybe run Race for the Cure tomorrow. Maybe. Soccer game tomorrow afternoon. 10-Miler on Sunday morning, where I’ll either be taking photos or volunteering, depending on need. Baseball game Sunday afternoon, where hopefully the Astros will have already clinched, if not, it’ll be a nail-biter. And homework all in between!
If you come to the race for the cure, look for me! There will only be 28,000 other people there, but I’m sure you’ll see me! LOL! I’ll be wearing a red Team Baker Botts shirt….
Run in the morning!
You’ve got two good days on the treadmill now, plus it will be good karma for both you and Cassie to be doing the same event when you’ll be doing the relay in two weeks!
I think I’m going to SA in the morning still.
I totally understand how you feel about running on treadmills. My apt complex has 2 treadmills which both suck yet there is not a good place to run outside without looping a ton. I miss running from home! And the super-fancy SAC treadmills!
For the record, we all thought that movie was going to be okay at worst. It was just so horribly bad that it was good. Sorta. 🙂