The first song on my iPod this morning was “When Johnny Comes Marching Home”. That seemed appropriate for a Memorial day run.
Work has just been crazy the whole month. And a major deadline I’ve had looming has changed 3 times; who knows if the one in June will stick or not. But as many hours as I’ve spent working, I have equaled it out with not even turning the notebook on this weekend.
It always looks darker out our windows than it is because we have so much shade; I decided to wait until the sun was up a bit before heading out, but as soon as I got out the front door I realized I could’ve left half an hour earlier and been fine.
There weren’t too many people out yet; enough to feel like I had some company out there but it wasn’t crowded. There was a guy who was trying to keep up with his wife on a bike and she was keeping a pretty good pace. Then there was a girl who was dribbling a basketball along with her walk.
There was another guy jogging backwards; a talent I definitely do not have. A couple of women who thought every once in a while maybe they’d go for a jog instead of a walk.
And then there was me. I made up a game to walk a minute and then run the rest of whatever song was on my iPod. So it could be a shorter 4 minute song…or it could be a 10 minute song. That actually was more of a challenge trying to get the pacing right for each song to maximize the time and get it to a point of feeling like I needed a walk break.
Anyway, lots of fun. We have a crack in our outdoor fountain and at 7:45 the day’s half over so I’d better get out there and fix it.
-- Weather When Posted --
- Temperature: 67°F;
- Humidity: 90%;
- Heat Index: 66°F;
- Wind Chill: 67°F;
- Pressure: 29.8 in.;
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Posted on May 25th, 2009 by me...of course
Filed under: Running | 2 Comments »