I am tired. I did not want to run today at all. In the past five weeks or so that I've picked up running, I've exclusively run outside. Historically, I've only ever been a treadmill runner, so this is new.
Running on a treadmill is entirely different than running outside. There's something about propelling yourself forward that just makes it more challenging. And that's what I've been enjoying so much about running this time around. I'm challenging myself to keep going.
I have also been primarily running at work. The college town is a little more runner-friendly. When I run at the colleges I see dozens of other people doing the same thing, which gives me confidence that drivers are aware of pedestrians.
I do not get the same feeling at home. There are plenty of people who walk their dogs in the daytime, but in the dark, at night, I do not get the feeling that drivers are aware of me, the runner.
As I was saying, I did not want to run today. So rather than running after work, I came home and ran after dinner. I looped around the block twice, which ends up being just about three miles if I loop the culs-de-sac twice each time around. So I managed to push through the three miles in 31 minutes.
For the second day in a row, I ran straight through. This is making me much more confident about Turkey Trot Thursday.
Tomorrow I am making a vegan pumpkin pie. I bought several cans of pumpkin puree, and I'm probably going to use all of it this weekend. Get excited, guys. Delicious food is on the horizon.
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