I did an OUTDOOR half marathon today! I actually ran a total of 13.3 miles (~21.5 km). It felt very nice being outside running again. I do know I will be sore as hell tomorrow. I usually am sore for a few days when I transition to a new running venue. In the late Fall when I migrate inside, there is a bit of learning curve as running on the track (or treadmill) uses muscles a bit differently. And, in the Spring when I venture back outside, there is that same sort of learning curve as I re-acclimate to outside running. Mostly it is, I believe, from a change in stride length (I have a longer stride length out-of-doors), and also a different cadence.
Getting my Summer class up-to-snuff. I feel I am ready to dive in tomorrow morning. My Summer schedule for decades has been to teach intensively on Tuesdays and Thursdays (basically from 8:00am until 5:30pm) with only ~2 or perhaps occasionally 3 - 15 minute breaks. It is a different type of effort, for sure. But, it is the pattern I inherited so many decades ago from my predecessor. And, it does work. It is nice having the M/W/F unscheduled time.
- Had some significant frustrations with the subject I no longer discuss here during the weekend. It put a huge damper on Sunday.
- Went to Mass on Saturday this past weekend because I was scheduled to help distribute Eucharist at that Mass. When I arrived, the scheduled Lay Lector came over and asked if I would be willing to take over with reading the 1st and 2nd readings and Intentions at Mass for her as she had a sore knee (she is in her late 80s), so I did. I also ended up being the altar server as the scheduled person did not show up. It was a bit chaotic overall.
- PCS = 8. I have been in a perpetual mood of thinking about smoking my pipes. I had two very pleasant dreams (that I partially recall) about smoking my pipes. And, as odd as it sounds, after I finished praying the Rosary while I ran, I had a fair amount of time left in my run, and I spent pretty much all of it lost in thoughts and memories of pipes and pipe tobaccos I would like to smoke again. I think the failure I had in Des Moines has been affecting me more than I realized. That, or perhaps I am maybe just struggling to remain standing on a very slippery slope that perhaps I created for myself with the beautiful Chicago experience. I do not really know.
I would like to get back into my running. Perhaps since the weather is getting better, I'll be more motivated? It's interesting how a variety of activities use the muscles in different (and painful) ways! I find that when I go back to mowing the lawn. Since I don't have a self-propelled mower, I usually wake up the next day with sore arms/shoulders.
ReplyDeleteThat was a very busy church service for you!
ReplyDeleteHow many weeks is Summer Session? Not much vacation time for you. Dedication does that.
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