Runner’s diary, Thursday

I wasn’t sure how I felt this morning when I woke up, so I wasn’t sure what kind of run I’d get in. My goal was to do seven, but a minimum of five miles — that would have kept me on a pace to match last week’s total, provided I did four on Friday, as I did last week.

But it was a nice morning, temperatures moderate with a high blue sky, and I started to feel pretty good at about mile two. My pace was moderate to slow — about 9:30 — and I just decided to keep going and see what I had in me.

The result: eight miles in 1:16:40, a 9:35 pace and the longest run I’ve done in quite some time. That puts me at 21 for the week and 413 for the year (I think).

iPod selection was a mix of music (new Mellencamp song, Widespread Panic, Wilco, Springsteen and Elvis Costello) and podcasts (A “Bill Moyer’s Journal” from January and some poetry byYusef Komanyakaa).

Author: hankkalet

Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie. View all posts by hankkalet