Was that my best run so far? I think it might be, although I definitely didn’t feel that way during the first part. But then that’s been happening a lot lately, the start feels a little rough before I get into it.
So I’m taking a Blondie break because while running, working, driving, cooking and doing any other activity that can include background music, I’ve listened to nothing else so as much as I love it, I’m a little Blondied out.
I needed a change of pace so I went with Nine Inch Nails, which really is a massive change of pace. It’s not really a band that springs to mind when you look for running music but that’s what I felt like listening to so I put With Teeth on. It’s a great album, some good slow moody songs for walking and down aggressively energetic ones for getting stuff done. It’s a pity it didn’t quite line up that way with the run structure but I had a good time with it anyway.
This was meant to be a Thursday run but life looked at my plans and said “nope, here’s some distractions” so it ended up being a Friday night thing, but that’s Fine Inch Nails because it really was a nice way to end the (working) week.
It actually almost didn’t work out that way either as I had to do a bit of driving around once I’d finished work, which meant a late dinner, which meant an even later run. Fortunately I managed to get a snack in during these errands so I had something to run on before dinner. I got back to Mine Inch Nails, put the kids to bed, and headed out.
The garden was wet because we’d had a pretty crazy storm with rain and Nine Inch Gales but it wasn’t too slippery and because the ground was softer it made the bumps a lot more comfortable to run on.
So off I went on the warmup walk around the garden with some moody angsty rock to, I guess, encourage me? It worked pretty well to be honest. Then came the first three minute run and it was a little bit of a struggle so I was worried this would turn into a Nine Inch Fail but it turned out I had no reason to be concerned because when the first five minute run rolled around my legs had woken up and I was more than ready for it.
But I knew better after the last run and thought I’d better take it easy so I ran very slowly like a Nine Inch Snail to make sure I didn’t burn out too soon. I think it’s a good sign when you’re so into a run that you absentmindedly speed up without realising and don’t feel any discomfort because of it. I try to distract myself a bit sometimes and go on autopilot. On this occasion I thought about the sitcom pilot I want to write. It’s set in a video shop in the 80s but it might be an awful idea so I won’t go into it here.
Anyway the five minutes passed pleasantly, as did the next three minutes and I think it really helped that it was a cooler night because I didn’t heat up quite as quickly this time. So the final five minutes started and at this point I thought I might actually be able to get a little sprint in at the end but about halfway through this one my body caught up with my mind and I started to get a few pains so I decided it would best not to this time just in case I went off the Nine Inch Rails.
So I puffed my way to the end of it with a satisfying if unexceptional finish (that’s not what she said), glowing red and sweaty as usual (you’re still doing it) but I felt a lot better about it than the last attempt. There’s still a chance to sprint before the week is out but I won’t force it if it’s too much too soon.
Overall it was a great run with minimal difficulties that’s really got me feeling positive going forwards. So I went in to relax with dinner and some Wine Inch Nails. Hopefully I’ll be finishing this week on Sunday at some point and then I can move onto Week 5 and REALLY get into it. I’m looking forward to it, I’m ready.
Nailed it!
I did it!!! I can’t quite believe it :)
W4R2
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