south of the loop

The fourth run unhappily coincided with spring thaw. We ran five miles on a path comprising mud, ice, and goose shit. My running shoes no longer look new, that’s for sure! Except for the path being so slushy, it was really pleasant out. The sun was bright and it was nearly 40 degrees by the time we finished, which is at least 10 degrees warmer than it’s been any other weekend. I was actually hot. It worries me that I am now a person who can get hot in 40 degree weather. I didn’t used to be like this, you know.

I moved up two pace groups to the one running 5/1 at an 11 minute pace. It felt pretty good, although it was definitely more of a challenge, so I don’t know if I’ll stick with it or move to the 11:30 group. I’m pretty slow either way, so I’m not sure it matters much in the scheme of things.

And now, off to enjoy my Saturday! There’s some graffiti/art gallery thing going on in Pilsen that I might check out, if I can stay awake all afternoon. Early mornings really don’t agree with me.

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current book: Finished High Tide in Tucson; stay tuned for a mini-review. I’m reading The Atlantic Monthly right now, but up next is either J.M. Coetzee’s Elizabeth Costello or Jonathan Carroll’s The Land of Laughs.

current music: After watching the brilliantly stupid Zoolander last night, I put together a little running mix, which seemed to help out this morning. It’s mostly dance music—Madonna and Kylie Minogue and (gasp!) Justin Timberlake.

current socks: Still in my running socks, which are quite muddy (hopefully it’s just mud and not goose shit). They have the little SmartWool guy on them. I bet he’s chipper in the mornings, too.

Posted 10 March 2007

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