Darkness

Friday (two weeks ago): 3 miles
Sunday (two weeks ag0): 4 miles

Sunday (last week): 4 miles

Tuesday: 3 miles

Life came before running last week, so I only managed a paltry 4 mile run so I wouldn't have to write a zero for the entire week. I'm considering running a 1/2 marathon in January, so that should be plenty of motivation.

Today's run was in the dark. I don't like the time change because I'm perpetually running in the blackness of night, but there's not much that can be done. But setting the clock back an hour also means that I'm getting closer to great running weather. I haven't been forced to get my running pants out of storage yet, but I am inching closer to that day. I can't wait to feel the sting of winter on my cheeks and the tingling in my fingers.

Where is fall?

Monday: run 3 miles
Tuesday: nada
Wednesday: run 3 miles
Thursday: run 3 miles

By nature I am a late fall runner. I love wearing my running clothes with a long sleeve cotton T-shirt that my brother gave me several years ago. It's from the 1999 New England Cross-Country Championships. I did not attend the Championships and neither did my brother seeing as he was the manager of the men's varsity basketball team. But he saw a cardboard box marked "free" full of T-shirts and he thought I'd like one. The T-shirts were still there the next day, so he picked up another one for me. These free T-shirts have become a staple of my running wardrobe and I associate them with the late fall cold air and the early winter freeze. They have carried me through several marathons, a few shorter races, and countless runs. After the New York City marathon, I was too tired to walk and bumped into an electrical box jutting out of a wall. The sharp edge of the box cut into my shirt and ripped a small hole in the shoulder. It also has small bleach stains on the front and a safety pin attached to the bottom. The only time I didn't wear that T-shirt was when I ran Maui and Mount Desert Island. Too warm and too much rain.

It's almost Halloween and I haven't had much opportunity to wear my beloved T-shirts because of the warm weather in Boston. Too warm for my tastes considering it's almost the end of October. But you know what? Tonight it's drizzling and windy and fifty something degrees. Excuse me, I've got to go running.

Slow start

Monday: run 3 miles
Tuesday: nada
Wednesday: run 3 miles
Thursday: run 3 miles
Friday & Saturday: nada
Sunday: run 3 miles

Weekly total: 12 miles

My laziness has turned into a very bad habit. But I miss my running, especially since fall has arrived and it's such a shame to miss the crisp autumn air. Monday's run was terrible and cruel. I was lightheaded and then dizzy. I didn't think I would make it the full three miles, but at the very end of the run I felt a little better. On Tuesday, I had a little snack before my run and still felt lightheaded, but I was able to finish the three miles. Thursday's run was uneventful and Sunday's run was pure bliss. It was the perfect temperature, although I would have preferred to have my gloves. I'm going to try to run five days this week (it's been ages since I've done that) and maybe run a 4 miler.