Day 344

Hmmm...

I don't even know where to start...How about we start with the run recap and then onto the emotional/physical stuff, good? Good.

Run Recap!
Did just under 2 miles at 8 am this morning. With very small hills. Took about 40 minutes. With 2 30 sec breathers after the two bigger-small hills. And the last mile was all uphill.

Is this one of the Hanson brothers?

Annnd...Guess what today was? First day of school! Guess what my neighborhood is full of that I was previously unaware existed? Cute dads! Guess who was out on the sidewalk with their nervous first graders every 3 blocks? Cute dads!

Yes I am happily married. Yet I'm vain/vapid/shallow/what-have-you enough that I need to be the prettiest runner the Cute Dads see on any particular day. Note to self: Wear lipstick tomorrow.

Lies.

Guess what I found out a few weeks ago? The website that lists the mileage of one of the trails I frequently run is a BIG FAT LIE! I thought the loop was 4 laps equals 5 miles (which is what the website says) But being a bit skeptical after a while, I sattelite mapped it on a few different websites and...turns out the loop is only about .5 miles long. Which means that four laps is about TWO FLIPPIN' MILES!!! Sooo disappointed.

Been kind of (very) hard on myself for not being the best runner of all time by now. Why do I have such unattainable/ridiculous standards for myself? Why?! If it was anyone else I'd be like; "Good for you for getting up in the morning and going for a walk." But since its me (and we all know I'm different) I'm like; "You only did two miles after working all night? In the rain? Uphill? Cry me a river. Go do two more sets. Then you can be proud of yourself. Wuss."

Am entertaining the idea of throwing a 'Been running for a year' party. Any ideas?