Runner’s diary, Tuesday

A truly beautiful morning. The temperatures were perfect for a run, with a wide-open blue sky and a light breeze. I managed four miles, managed being the operative word. I’m not sure what the problem has been lately — some days I lack legs, the others wind — but I haven’t been able to push it. Part of it probably has to do with a light workout load recently, due to vacation and business in the office. And my diet has been terrible — my weight is up.

It is a farily discouraging stretch, especially with the Jamesburg 5K less than a month away. If I plan to run it and improve on last year’s 26:45 — let alone matching the 25 and change I ran in the South Brunswick 5K in November last year — I have to get more serious, push the miles and the pace and pay more attention to what I’m eating.

Music: Alejandro Escovedo, Real Animal

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