Well, my body is definitely feeling much better today. Amazing what a good night's sleep can cure. Although I must say it was pretty painful when customers were shaking my hand today. It was very hard not to flinch, but somehow I managed. Hopefully no one noticed the blisters all over my hands, or if they did, they didnt think it was incredibly weird. Anyways, long story short, I was ready to get back at it.
So, as I said in my last post, I picked this hotel because the fitness facilities sounded awesome. Weeelll, they are in the middle of renovating the entire hotel and evidently haven't gotten to those yet. They have some awesome equipment, but the gym area is in pretty dire need of repair, did not seemed to be air conditioned, and all and all seemed pretty creepy. So, after not much thought, I decided that even though it was a hundred million degrees outside, I would be better off running somewhere else (not nearby because that would have been equally as scary). I got on mapmyrun.com and found a nice 1.09 mile route around SJ Stoval park about 10 miles away.
I drove to the park and it was indeed a pretty nice little area. When I got there, it was still about 97 degrees, so there weren't a ton of people, but by the time I left, it was freaking packed - a lot of people playing tennis, basketball and volleyball though. So, my goal today was 2 miles, which (since I dont have my Garmin watch yet) I again estimated to be 30 minutes. It was really, really weird running on a completely flat trail as I am now so used to all of the hills in SA. My hamstrings felt pretty good, but today it was my calves (esp. the right one) that felt like they were on fire. I hate to always sound gripy and whiny about pain, but hey, this is my outlet to do so and be truthful. I only made it about 16 minutes before I wanted to give up. Luckily, I overcame the hurdle and the last 10 or so minutes went pretty fast. I think I am definitely a bigger fan of running a long stretch than running around a short track and passing the same things over and over. The most interesting part of the whole experience was that when I pulled up, I saw a teenage girl leading a minature horse around the park. I didn't really think much of it and I saw some signs that riding was allowed and there was a stable adjacent to the park. However, I then saw the girl proceed to take off at a pretty good run with the pony trotting behind her. Okay, not a big deal, but then I passed her AGAIN, still running, obviously out of breath and still leading the pony. I yanked off my earphones and yelled, "Honey, don't you know it is still over a hundred degrees?? You are really being cruel to your pony and shouldn't be running him like that. AND NOT ON THE CONCRETE ESPECIALLY!!" Anyways, I kept running. She must have listened, as next time I came around, the pony was TIED TO A SIGN while she had gone to grab a volleyball. I didn't say anything that time, but it took absolutely all of my willpower not to, believe me. When I left, the pony was tied to a metal bench while the girl played volleyball. Lovely.
Tomorrow is a cross-training day, so I am a) hoping I get home early enough and get my phone fixed so I have time to work out, b) hope it cools off enough where I can take the dogs for a walk.
Speaking of dogs, I think I found the first 5K that I would like to try. It is a benefit for SNIPSA and is on September 27th. More info to follow as I make up my mind for sure after evaluating my training, but if nothing else, it is for a good cause, so why not?
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