2012: Run Twenty-Two
Four miles. New Route.
SLOW.
But.
Good!
Eventually.
It started out kind of weak. I put an elastic bandage on my knee, and I thought it was going to cut off circulation (I wore it around the apartment for about 30 minutes beforehand to be sure), and would let myself loosen it if I needed, and it ended up feeling awesome.
The new route sucked. Flat, downhill (like whoa), uphill (like whoa), and I knew if I did downhill and then up on the way home, I would guh-vomit up Morrison, so I switched up and zig-zagged back to Morrison. One block downhill, one block uphill, all the way from 4th and Lincoln to, like, 12th and Morrison. Then it was flat-ish/uphill-ish (for a tolerable distance) and then DOWN to my building.
I feel pretty okay with this.
I listened to Emerge by Fischerspooner maybe 5 times or 8 or whatever, but it was the perfect pace-setting beat.
No walking, but I did obey traffic laws so I got frequent full-stops at crosswalks. Which I needed because this was a FAR more hilly run than I am used to.
Since it was difficult, but I didn’t die, I guess that means I have to do it again?
