Day 4: Ouch! OK, I need to crank out three miles again. I am in pain and not motivated, but here we go...
Crap! The only shorts left in my drawer are the shorts I got from the Singapore marathon in 2006, which were too short by any American standards even then. Might as well be running in a Speedo. But I need to get out there. Decide to stay off the roads and stick to off-street bike trails, and managed to crank out 3 miles... really, really slowly. Every step hurts, and I got funny looks again. Maybe it would not have looked quite so disconcerting to folks if I were moving really fast, but I could just imagine Adam Sandler saying, "If I wore clothes like that, I'd have to kick my own ass."
After work, I went to REI and cashed in a couple gift cards I had in a drawer for two new pairs of longer running shorts. Then went to Target and bought one more pair (half the price, if lesser quality). Much more confident now. Decided not to wash the Singapore shorts, just threw them away.
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