Redemption

I awoke this morning in a better mood than I expected. My night's sleep was uninterrupted and deep. I chose to relish in my comfort for an extra twenty minutes before sauntering in to the kitchen for my morning glasses of water and juice.

What felt like seconds later, it was 9:35. Seeing as how I procrastinated my run to the very last second yesterday and consequently spent the rest of the day in an awful mood, I decided to hit the road.

I donned my running suit - much like a crime fighting suit worn by Superheroes (I'm serious! I have tights, boxers, a tank top and a jacket. I look prepared to fight crime!) - turned my Zune waaaaay up, and headed out. The clouds literally parted as I began my half mile warm up. I saw blue in the sky, sun, and not a drop of rain for miles. There was a little wind, however no where near as catastrophic as yesterday.

The run (hm, I keep saying run, as if I'm actually exerting enough effort to constitute a run, but to be honest, it's more of a jog) itself was decent. Two walking breaks, but they were short! About three blocks total...out of 3.45 miles. I did stop to stretch - something I've been meaning to add in as part of the routine, but never got around to it because for some reason I felt like it would slow me down more than help (silly Casey) - but not for long.

I still timed a steady 44 minutes for the 3.45 (which equals out to a 12 min 41 sec mile), and at first was disapointed my time didn't lower. However, aiming to be a silver lining kind of person, I thought about how at least my time didn't raise. I feel as though the running gods granted me redemption today. And I must say, lessoned learned. Don't take an unnecessary rest day.