Okay so I ran 8 miles this morning. Left a little after 8. I wore a shirt, which I could’ve gotten away with not doing that, but it was still great weather. Dew point 54 this morning. I did the part A addendum to the OG St. Pete route and then added the Pier out and back and then came home on the Trail. Did what felt like tempo for most of the run but I think I am a little tired from not sleeping great a couple nights in a row. And it was super windy too. I did get a tailwind every time I was heading west though. Left the water bottle home and ate a gel at the bathroom at North Shore Park, which was the halfway point. Got a drink at the fountain. Carried on. A large number of vendors were setting up in Vinoy Park for something I’m 100% sure I don’t care about. Also a large number of e-bikes everywhere. I had big goggles on for this run is all I’m saying. I was happy to get to the Pier and find it mostly empty. As empty as it gets anyway. There’s this plastic drain built into the sidewalk if you go all the way to the right of the walkway on your way out to the end of the Pier. I run on that because it feels like some kind of magic carpet. It’s really grippy but somehow the impact feels cushioned. So I finished at the Pier then passed by the Saturday morning market headed back on the Trail towards home. I was hitting all the lights. After that, there are no more cool things to describe, at least as far as sights. Strava says it was 8:40 pace.
I ate my banana and bar and drank my Gatorade and then took my shower. And then I laid down for an hour. And then I took forever to figure out what to wear. Taynisha and I planned to walk downtown today because we haven’t done it in a while and the weather was going to be nice. So we did that. It was nice. Lots of people everywhere. And e-bikes. More than normal. This holiday nonsense. People should take turns seeing their families, not everyone do it at the same time. Also backloaded on the end of the year makes no sense. I’m up past my bedtime.
I plan to run at least 10 tomorrow. I’m trying to take advantage of these days off because work is getting to that point right now. I’d like to do a half if I feel good, but I don’t have any time in mind. Only to cover the distance in the way that feels best to me.
I will try to write more, here. I am writing plenty but mostly for me. Still enjoying the benefits of both writing and running. Thankful for that.
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