Runner’s diary, Thursday

Today was an indoor day. With the skies being overcast and rain in the forecast, I opted to hit the treadmill. And because of the sore calf, I followed yesterday’s regimen — a five-minute warm-up and stretching before the run. Today, I added some upper body work — chest and back — to the mix before doing five miles in 43 minutes. I’m going to have to force myself to bring the pace down outside — right now there is a 40-to-50-second differential between my treadmill runs and my outdoor runs.

By the way, my friend Bill passed along this interesting feature from today’s New York Times. It is a running map of Central Park that makes me want to take a road trip (pun intended).

Music: Steve Earle, Washington Square Serenade and selections from The Revolution Starts Now and Jerusalem.

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