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Running:

Office was closed July 4, so the second day of running this week got postponed to Thursday (yesterday). 3 miles in just a smidge (as in, seconds) under 1 hour, and it went pretty damn well.

First 15 minutes  = walk 2.5 min at 3.0 mph/run 1.5 min at 3.0/run 1 min at 3.1
Middle 30 minutes = walk 2.5 min at 3.0 mph/run 1.25 min at 3.0/run 45 sec at 3.1/run 30 sec at 3.2
Next 10 minutes = walk 2.5 min at 3.0 mph/run 1.5 min at 3.0/run 1 min at 3.1
Final 5 minutes = walk 2.5 min at 3.0/run 2.5 min at 3.0

So sort of a hill-ish profile, I guess, or bursts of speed, really, since the incline didn't change. The last 5 minutes were tough, but not evilly so, and for the rest of it - I really felt good. I am MUCH less stressed after running, which is good, because work's been kind of rough. A little stiff this morning, but not painful. So all in all, yesterday was a good running day. :)

Picked up from all over....

Attempting to distract myself from levels of stress that I am just not equipped to cope with right now. So:

Ask me anything, anything at all, and I will answer. :)

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First, I will steal shamelessly from smittywing and say: Snap Cup! Go put your name down so I can tell you to your face how incredible you are. Lots of people seem to be having a rough summer - share the happy. My link is here.

Second: Running:

3 miles today, for a weekly total of nine. Same pattern as yesterday. Today was both harder and easier - I wasn't struggling nearly as much, and my breathing's starting to even out. It sounds weird, but I can feel my lung capacity expanding. I have also learned that 1) I hate running in shorts; 2) happy music makes me run better; and 3) there's something weird going on with my left knee that means I need to keep my stride pretty exact. Re: #3: nothing painful - just that I can sort of feel things twist in ways that are probably bad to repeat if I'm not very careful to keep my feet pointing forward. It's harder than it sounds, given that I tend to walk on the outsides of my feet. Is there something I can do about that?

ETA: Third: I left work at 10:45. PM. Grr.