Tag: running

I kept inside today — the air was thick and heavy, absolutely unbreathable — but I finished another four and did it in 35:15.

iPod: A mix of some of the better stuff that’s come out this year

On sore legs and all,
under a wide-open sky,
Wilco’s new tunes
burning up the iPod,
I managed to push
beyond my latest limits
to get in a feisty four.

Yes, four miles my firends. Man have my sights been set lower than they’ve been in a long time.

A hot and humid morning, but still a nice morning for an outdoor run. I did my three listening to “Sound Opinions,” one of the better music talk shows out there. I did plan to do four, but it was not to be.

After a week off — another week off — I did three miles on the treadmill, staying away from the humidity and the threat of rain. Three miles in 27:18 (blecch!), while listening to Adam and the Ants, Kings of the Wild Frontier.

All right, who’s been hitting my legs with a tire iron? OK, I’m being facetious, but that’s what they felt like this morning. They were sore and tight and unresponsive as I ran what was maybe the slowest three-miler in my life (I don’t have a stop watch, but I could tell my pace was slower than usual).

I guess I should take it as a positive that I finished the three, but I need to get back to when running was fun.

iPod: Rachel Maddow’s audio podcast.