Breathe In, Breathe Out, Breathe In... Just got back from running. Somewhere around 2 to 2.5 miles, running fast. See, Al always wants to run faster than me, so we decided to do a shorter faster run once and see how well that worked. My lungs, small capacity, not good. Deep Breath. Okay. I found an interesting road that goes over the 60, but it's blocked off. I didn't run up to it, as I wouldn't have made it home running at the same pace. Next time. I'm curious if it goes anywhere on the other side.
In the less recent past, yesterday was another day of relaxation. Church, played bass as usual, came home and did some laundry, pulled some weeds, shot some hoops. My left handed jump shot isn't terrible anymore, believe it or not. I still need to work on the lefty layup, and right for that matter too. It was good times, and maybe soon I'll be respectable enough to actually play some one on one. Went back to church for Bible study, where I was complimented on my bass playing, mostly people are surprised that I picked it up so fast, which I kindly explain that it's only one note at a time. However I can tell I'm still improving significantly each week. I hope I can keep that up.
Went costco-ing with Al tonight. They had some shorty wetsuits for only $40, and being ski season would come earlier, we each got one. I may have to try exchanging mine for a Large, I'm probably right inbetween sizes - depending on if you go for the height or the weight. We'll see. But I'm excited about water skiing again. They had nice life jackets too, but not the right size. I hope they get some, they're *so* comfortable and only $40.
see....running slowly and for long periods of time is much easier for motivation purposes. that way if you get yourself a significant distance from your dwelling place, you are ensured of a long run all the way back. of course, it's hard to go too far in any direction in sioux falls, and it's snowing outside, but in arizona that really shouldn't be a problem....
Yeah, I definitly prefer a slower longer run. I mean, what are you going to do when you get a halfway through your run and realize you're 2 miles from home, walk back? That would just take too long. I definitly don't have a problem with running out of city to run in, usually I try to stay away from places that a) have smelly farm animals, b) Running towards all the shopping (old people leaving wal-mart, that's just scary) - besides, it just seems weird to be out running in front of the mall. Best Buy might get the best of me. Running North on Higley I generally avoid since I by there 10 times per week. So now we're left with running to the McDonalds on Greenfield, which is a good route when solo as there's plenty of people around. Also a good feeling to say "haha, you're in there eating junk food and I'm out here exercising". Or there's water Canals, which is nice for being not around carbon monoxide, but bad if it just rained. I will definitly have to see where that bridge goes, another running route would be nice.
Al used to just run around the neighborhood, but, as you mention, you need the motivation to run all the way back, its too tempting to shortcut halfway through the run. Plus I get bored running next to cookie cutter houses.