I hate humidity. Wasn’t that hot when I started this morning, but man was I fried by the end. Managed four miles in 38:13 (according to the GPS on my wrist).
Today’s iPod selection: Wilco, Sky Blue Sky. (Figure on this one a lot — seeing them in Red Bank in a few weeks.)
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Started with some rowing (about 1,100 meters in five minutes) followed by some lifting. Then onto the treadmill — I do not run outdoors in the rain; I’m not a masochist — for three miles. I took it easy — about 27:30 for the run — and no pain from the knee or the hamstring.
Listened to new Wilco, Sky Blue Sky.
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Today, for the first time since I’ve been running, I experienced an ache that has me a little concerned. As I approached the mile-and-a-half mark of my run today (I did three miles, though I had hoped to do four), the lower part of my hamstring just above my left me seemed to tighten up and I had trouble fully extending. I tried to run through it (yes, I am an idiot), but it wouldn’t loosen up.
I’ve had aches and pains before — occasional knee pain, sore feet, a slight calf pull — but this is different, mostly because I don’t know what it is. It is still quite tight and stretching did little to help. Any suggestions?
Anyway, I did three miles in about 28:45 despite the pain. Today on the iPod, disc 2 of Bruce Springsteen’s The River, sometimes called sides three and four.
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Have I ever mentioned that I hate squirrels?
Like Stephen Colbert with bears, I have made squirrels my public enemy number 1.
The reason? They have torn up my shed and do so on an annual basis, turning it into their winter shelter and leaving a mess. And they attempted to colonize my attic last year — costing me $300-plus to have them removed.
So, yes, I hate squirrels.
What does this have to do with running? The last two days, as I’ve run through the Princeton Collection development in Plainsboro, I’ve come across squirrels digging in garbage bags and otherwise foraging for debris and garbage.
Yesterday’s encounter was a bit startling — as I passed a couple of trash bags in front of a house on Hamilton Road, I must have scared the squirrel. It jumped out, surprising me, causing me to lurch a bit and get my heart racing. Not what I needed as I reached the midpoint of my run.
Today I was prepared — though this time there were two. The squirrel brought reinforcements.
In any case, I managed four miles again today — in 37:51 — listening to Bruce Springsteen’s The River on the iPod.
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Back on the road after five days off. Forgot my GPS unit, so measurements are tough, but I ran a four-mile course. Only way to judge time is by gauging the songs I listened to:
If I calculate correctly, that means I did four miles in 38:22.
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Hank Kalet 