Today I hadn't planned on running. It's my buddy's day off and he doesn't normally come and get me to go run. Well, today he did. So I suited up and we went out. I asked how far he intended on going, he said he didn't care. I said what about 7. He said that was fine with him. Then, I started thinking about how this was my first run of 2010, and I needed to make it a good one. I then asked him if he was in for running 10. He said sure thing. Why not? A 10 miler for our first run in 2010. That is what we did. My ankle that has been bothering me, didn't act up today, it probably will tomorrow though. My right hamstring, however, started to hurt with every strike of my foot. That started around mile 4 or 5, and kept hurting until we stopped and I popped a couple ibuprofen. One thing that happened to me that hasn't happened in a while is side stitches. I haven't has those in a long time, but today I must have been talking more than normal. I was able to get them to go away, which is a first. Normally I have to stop running to get them to go away. This time I just concentrated on my breathing, and before long, they were gone. On another note. Tony Burch keeps trying to get me to run 20 miles with him. He wanted to do it tomorrow, but since we did 10 today, he wants to do it at the end of next week before he leaves for home. I am not so sure I am ready for that. That 15 mile run we did a coupe of weeks ago took a lot out of me. We will see about that. I guess it depends a lot on the weather next week also. Anyhow, on to the stats from today's run.
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Location: Manas AB, Kyrgyzstan
Start Time: 7:10am
Start Temp: Above Freezing! Around 36-37f
Finish Temp: 38-39f
Mood: Still kind of out of it. Looking for motivation.
Distance: 10 miles
Time: 01:31:29
Average Pace: 9:08 min/mile
Tony Burch's prediction of my mood for tomorrow - Indifferent, slightly agitated at having a new roommate on the opposite shift.
Thanks for reading. See you in a few.
Get out there and run!
