This week’s weather has been a little nuts.
Tuesday, I did some interval training downtown. It was 50 degrees outside. I decided to head west, away from the main loop and all of its stoplights and traffic, and headed down to Kollen Park to run along the boardwalk. I’d watch people do it all the time when I’d be playing Ultimate Frisbee or doing a soccer practice, but I never actually ran the boardwalk up until that point. It was a wonderful evening for a run.
The warm weather, combined with the fact that it was 5:30 and the sun was just then beginning to set, made for a great run. I miss those kinds of evenings, and I can’t wait for the evenings to start getting brighter. I’ll take 50 degree runs over runs that end in me trying to bail my friend’s car out of a foot of snow any day.
Unfortunately, the denial had to come to an end. This is what I’ve got to run in now.
My attempts yesterday to do 3 miles on the treadmill at the fitness center at the apartment complex ended in complete failure. I just cannot suspend reality and run on a treadmill in that place. The two miles I did at MVP earlier this week went really well though, so I guess I’ll be doing it there from now on. The equipment is nicer, there’s usually something happening on the basketball courts to watch, and, most importantly, there are usually a dozen or so other people working out. Having others around pushes me to finish the workout in the same way that running a 10K in a race is more enjoyable for me than waking up in the morning and running 6 miles around the boonies.
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