There will be other days
My goal for today was to get in a nice and easy medium-to-long run. Unfortunately, the travel and busy weekend plans with the family weren’t really compatible with that goal. We were meeting my grandparents for lunch in Irvine at 1, so I had planned to get the run over with this morning. But then, we were out at Loren’s party pretty late (1:30AM here, but that was 4:30AM in NY and meant that we had been awake for nearly 24 hours) and this morning when I tried to get up I couldn’t even move. So, instead I ran this afternoon. I ended up doing just 4 miles, but I did it pretty fast (28 minutes). I went out with a map of a 4-mile loop and had hoped to do it two or three times. The nice thing was that I felt pretty much like crap the whole run – I had side cramps, my stomach was upset, I tasted my lunch nearly the entire time and my head sorta hurt. Sweet. So, after the first loop, I just called it quits and decided that it would be better to just stop and wait for the next one.
Loren’s party was a blast. She was pretty surprised. She says that she knew something was up, but certainly didn’t know exactly what it was. Either way, she definitely had fun. There were a lot of people at the party, and from all parts of Loren’s life. Lunch with the grandparents was really nice. We went to a Cuban place in Irvine. My lunch was yummy but definitely wasn’t a good pre-run meal.
First thing tomorrow morning we fly home so tomorrow will be a forced off day. I’ll get back at it (and the writing) on Monday.
Run – September 30
Time: 28 minutes
Average heart rate: 150
Distance: 4 miles
Conditions: beautiful evening, clear
Route: Around UCLA campus