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    "Huffing and puffing", indeed.

    This morning’s run was difficult. Twenty-two minutes in, I still hadn’t “settled in” and was becoming more and more tense. So I walked for several minutes and picked up again for about twelve minutes. Walked for about three minutes, ran for another seven, and cooled down, making a total of about 48 minutes of workout time. Tomorrow is very much going to be a rest day. A muscle on the outside of my left thigh is achy, my left shin is getting that bruised feeling, and I feel very tired and drained. Why my left leg always acts up more than my right one, I don’t know. I suspect the…

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    The obligatory post on a day with The Cripple

    I’m allowed to call Jenny a cripple. She got her foot run over by a golf cart and has to wear a boot. So Jenny picked me up for lunch around 11:30, and we ate lunch at Qdoba’s. I immediately dived into good conversation–asking anything and everything that would give me a bead on Jenny’s state of mind and being. And since she seemed equally curious, I gave as good as I got, although it was awkward for me to talk about Terre Haute friends. I’ve always made a point of not chattering about Charlotte friends to Terre Haute people–I tend to assume a lack of interest, and unless something…

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    Ah, there is a place for music

    I got through my 45-minute treadmill run this morning (with a wonderful burst of speed around 35 minutes in) because I took along music. And because I was determined to get in a full workout, and since I’m only doing 45 minutes, I want all 45 of them. But it was fun, and wonderful, despite the fact that I was dumn enough to ingest a dairy product before the run, making things… interesting.

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    Bleh. Treadmills.

    I did my run this morning on a treadmill. Where’s the damn wind when you need it? I got hot, and that’s not zesty. Between the heat and the boredom, I only did a half hour. I did, however, do a couple of speed intervals, which was fun. When I gain some transportation, I may drive out to a nearby park and see if I can find a running trail.

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    Forty-five more.

    Friday’s run was another evening run, in which I ran another 45 minutes. I want to be running an hour before the end of summer, but I need to sit on the 45 minute runs until my knees and ankles strengthen up, and they aren’t there, yet. But I can afford to be patient. I also did three sets of 15-second planks. Go me.