5 Days in a Row!

Let me first talk about yesterday, Day 4 of running. I decided to take a different route, still starting out  running instead of doing a walking warm up. I ran down Spring Hill to Valley Quail, then along the paved pathway all the way to Rajkovich, turned around and ran back along the dirt path to the pool and then further! A total of 1 mile running. Yes! Maybe I can truly do this! I walked for a while, actually until the gravel path became dirt and then I decided I was rested up enough and ran some more! Woohooo! Crossed over the little creek, then walked some more. I'm not sure how these spurts of running mixed in with walking will help, but it felt good to have the desire to even run a second time. I walked along some more enjoying a different set of tunes this day, and as I approached the downhill to home, I ran again! Three times! Wow. Maybe I am catching this running bug after all? My legs were not as fatigued as prior days, and I didn't feel like I had to stretch them often throughout the entire day. Set some all time record highs too.

Today was Day 5. I woke up knowing that I was going to go for a run, gotta keep this going, right? Well, then I got on my laptop and got fiddling around trying to get Google Adsense to work on this blog...learned a bit about HTML, got frustrated that I didn't have an ad code, (Which they suggested I add to my page when I was denied an Adsense account. But you can't get an ad code without an Adsense account. Chicken or egg? Ugh!)  so I couldn't add what I wanted to my page, and gave up on that. To clear my head, I went for a run!

Luckily, the very first song on my playlist was Du Hast, by Rammstein. Boy was I feeling this song! Google Adsense frustration melted away instantly! I once again was able to run for 1 mile before taking a break to walk for a bit. Beautiful Day, by U2, was playing, the sun was shining and I was trying hard to catch my breath. Ha! As my breathing calmed down (Every Man, by Casting Crowns was gently playing in my earbuds) and I approached the turn to head up Spring Hill (which is, I kid you not, a hill!) I pondered whether I had it in me to try running up that street? Sure enough, I did! It was tough, don't get me wrong. But the feeling of satisfaction was amazing! Smooth Criminal, by Alien Art Farm brought me through to my front door.  Ahhh. A total of 1.75 miles in 24:44, average pace per mile, 14:08. Not bad, not bad! Gotta keep the upper body in shape too, so I completed day 24 of my tricep dip challenge - 80 dips, before heading out to eat a delicious burger for lunch.