Well, today was a crappy day. Work started early yet again, and it was a frustrating day. Had another soccer game today with my junior high girls, and another tough loss, 5-2. Then straight back to work for an emergency meeting that ran until 8pm, in which lots of really upsetting things were discussed that left me angry and frustrated, cursing the idiocy of the people who run the giant international corporation for which I inexplicably continue to give my best effort day after day.
By the time that meeting started at 6pm, I was wiped out, and really unsure how I was going to make myself get through the meeting, much less run later. However, when the meeting ended after running an hour longer than scheduled, I was angry and upset, my blood was pumping, and I couldn't wait to get out. I changed, chucked my laundry in the basket, stormed down the stairs, crammed my feet quickly into my running shoes, stomped back up the stairs (forgot my watch), stormed down the stairs (again), slammed the door on my way out, and hit the road.
I did not warm up or stretch. I did not start slow. I just ran, hard. My calf hurt again. I didn't care. My side ached. I didn't care. I just ran. When I got home, I did not cool down, I did not stretch. I kicked off my shoes and headed to the shower. But I did feel somewhat better.
I only did my 3.2 mile loop, but I ran it in 23 minutes flat, more than a minute faster than I have run it any time in the previous 84 days.
And I wrapped up my 12th week of running every day.
Stats for the week:
Miles this week: 42.4
Total miles so far: 459.5
Average miles/day this week: 6.1
Average miles/day so far: 5.5
Longest run: 14.6 miles
Time spent running this week: 6 hours 1 minute
Total time running: 66 hours 12 minutes
Average time running/day: 47 minutes
And I've lost five pounds since Day 1.
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