I went on a two mile run this morning, thinking I could do a Saturday Running Commentary post. It may have been a better idea to make said post soon after the run, when it was still fresh in what’s left of my mind. Of course that ship sailed, as it usually does. Isn’t it funny how my ship never comes in, yet that ship sails all the time. Points to ponder.
This morning as I got up I could hear drops on the tin roof over part of my back deck (it doesn’t cover much of the deck, but it sure makes a good noise when it rains). Can’t run in the rain, I told myself. However, the drops were merely falling off the tree that’s right there; it had stopped raining. After coffee (which took a damn long time to drip), I got dressed and set out.
I had both my Garmin and my cell phone with Map My Run app working for me, which was good, because I am never sure if I will have my legs working for me. Today they worked on and off. One minute I would be loping along (faster in my head than in reality, but you’ll have that) with grace and audacity, the next minute my legs felt like macaroni, overcooked and sticking to the plate. I ignored them, although sometimes I add to the entertainment of the run by speculating what kind of sauce would be good on such macaroni. Cheese? Marinara? Alfredo? Hey, I have to keep myself going any way I can.
NOT this morning’s hill.
Well that was annoying. I just spent a ridiculous amount of time searching my Media Library for a picture of the hill by Valley Health, which I ran up this morning. Regular readers may recall (although I do not flatter myself that anybody need remember anything in particular about me) that that hill is the first one I run up when I am getting back into shape. As a matter of fact, there are a couple of minor hills that I run up before that, and I have run them recently, but the one by Valley Health is the first real challenge. The hill shown is the one up to Herkimer College (previously known as HCCC). I assure you it is steeper and longer than it looks. I will be running up that hill soon, I hope.
Today’s run was not particularly memorable, except for the fact that I went up that one pretty good hill, and that I ran over two miles. However, I see I am over 400 words in talking about it. Perhaps they were boring words. I can’t worry about that now but will content myself with making another on-time blog post. I hope you are all having a delightful weekend and once again I thank you for tuning in.
Mohawk Valley Girl 