Going the Distance

Ehm, quickish update.

On Monday I was about half a mile into my run when I remembered that I'd wanted to try for 3 miles at somepoint. Made up my mind on the spot to just do it. So when I got to the Waverly Bridge I just kept going. It felt like I'd entered a new world, like I'd broken through a barrier. To be honest the extra half mile down to Lincoln Avenue felt great. I even found some more spots to try photography, I'll have to head down there next Saturday or whenever I decide to take an off day. Anyway, I got to Lincoln and turned around to head home and whoa my legs got heavy. Luckily I got some sort of runner's high for the way back, mixed with some good steadfast determination. Got all the way back home in a time of 29:30. Not a bad time for 3 miles I think. Of course then I mapped the route online again and realized I'd run 3.25 miles. That puts my actual time for 3 miles down about 2 1/2 minutes or so. Pretty good I'd say.

Picture from the other day, just for the hell of it.

Of course, as is the way with me, now that I've gone that far I have to do that everytime. So today I went out and did it again. Its gonna be hard on me to keep this up every day, that extra mile counts for a lot. But I know it'll only help in the end, so I'll keep at it. Also seem to have finally broken the 190 barrier and dropped a couple lbs. to 188, can't remember the last time my weight was this low. Probably need to be 180 before I'm happy.

Past couple days I've had this maddening thought that I'm forgetting something. I have no clue what it could be, but its just sitting there in the back of my mind annoying me.

Decided to head downtown to check out some used bookstore there and walk around to waste time tomorrow. Maybe go to the coffeeshop, but only if I find a book or decide to actually write in a notebook. Hmm, should bring the camera along just in case.

So much for quickish update.

PS. I haven't run farther than 2 miles in the 6 or so years since I busted up my legs in the accident. It really meant a lot to me to do that. It was the last misplaced piece that needed to be put back the way it was.