Thursday, November 30, 2006

Thursday, November 30

So much to catch up on. Clearly my plan to document each and every run, even just skeletally, is failing. I'm going to try and get back into it, but for now I'll focus on a few of the recent, particularly outstanding ones. I'll go in reverse order.

Schedule called for 10 today, and for some reason, I felt a surge of excitement (a full 20 minutes after dragging my tired ass outta bed, that is). Since time was of the essence, I decided on a simple out-and-back. (Actually, this is all of my weekday runs.) I figured I'd make my way down to the Belt Parkway, which has sort of become my standby.

Come to think of it, I don't have a whole lot to report on this one, just that I got ridiculously hot/sweaty in the humid conditions (62?!) and that I really enjoyed the view between miles 4 and 5: thick a.m. fog obscuring most of the Verazzano, leaving only the faintest of outlines and making this huge feat of architecture appear to be hovering above the water. As I got closer, it showed itself in full: as usual, the equivalent of a Peanut Buster Parfait (Wiki has an entry for it? hilarious!) for the eyes. Man, I miss DQ.

Another noteworthy (me, to me) aspect was my music of choice. Blend a little Kenny Rogers w/ a pinch of Billy Joel, a pile of Magnetic Fields w/ a dash of Morrissey, and there you have it. But these weren't unusual selections. What was: Dean Martin! On the morning of November 30, I officially welcomed Christmas to my running playlist. I chose to start gradually, w/ a single artist. I believe this was crucial to my embracing the change, as a flood of Martin/Brenda Lee/Nat King Cole/Elvis while running would've no doubt thrown me for a real loop. I might've looped right into oncoming traffic. Trust me, it's better this way.

Low point: when Martin's version of "White Christmas" started up. I hate you all. (Really I'm just jealous.)

Scheduled workout: 10 easy, 8:45ish per
Pre-run snack: Bite of cookie, slice of whole wheat bread w/ pb
Weather: 62 degrees, gray, foggy, HUMID
Route: Toward the Verazzano via Belt Parkway & back
Real workout: 10 easy, 8:39 per [1--8:50, 2--8:50, 3--8:30, 4--8:20, 5--8:00, 5-10--8:40ish]
Comments: Mind was pretty freed up today, not thinking about much of anything in particular. First three miles didn't feel so easy, something reflected in my split times. The last mile had me renewing my hate for hills, thanks to four avenue blocks of them. Legs felt tired here. In the end, I was pleased w/ my splits, although I'd secretly wanted to run 8:30s. Also, I'm head-over-heels in love w/ my Garmy.

Posted by princess kanomanom @ 3:54 AM