Spandex
A couple weeks ago, I decided to use the last of my Amazon
credit to buy a pair of Under Armor shorts. Twenty-five bucks and five days
later, they arrived! I gotta say, these things are an answered prayer! My
running has gotten much smoother and less painful (if you know what I mean…)!
If you are just starting to run, buy a pair of Under Armor shorts. Trust me. It’s one of the wisest
investments you can make in your career as a runner!
Now, on to…
Scenery
Since I’m making up for three runs that I’ve failed to log
(talk about lazy! But I’ve really been busy and running, I promise!), I’ll take
you back to my 2nd run this week, when my older sister (home from
spring break) decided to ride her bike along with me as I ran.
I made it through my first of three 15-minute runs and was
about to turn around and restart the same loop, when Rachel said, “Why don’t we
go down this gravel road instead?”
I said, “Sure! Let’s do it!” But I was really thinking, I hate gravel I hate gravel I hate gravel.
But I wanted to show her that I am her dauntless and brave younger brother, so
we headed down the (ugh) gravel road. The gravel road, as I’ve been told by my
family, is .9 miles long. Yes, folks, that’s .9 miles of loud, foot-pounding,
teeth-crunching gravel. Then I had to turn back around and do it again to get
home!
You may be asking yourself, So, why did he post such a pretty picture if he’s only going to rant
about how awful it is? Well, I may not have enjoyed the awfulness of all
the rocks under my feet (for such a long time), but the scenery made it all
worth it! I live in Illinois, and while there are no mountain ranges, beautiful
streams, or illustrious landmarks, the rolling pasture can really take your
breath away! Now that spring has sprung, it the world has turned beautiful, and
my runs have become quite a bit more enjoyable!
And, finally…
Sign-ups!
The decision isn’t 100% final, but I’m about to send in my
registration for my 2nd ever 5k race! And, this one is also really
close to home! I finished my last one in 32:47-ish, and I’m determined to bring
it down to under 30 minutes. The date for this race is May 26th, so,
if everything goes according to plan, I’ll be done with Bridge by then, and
still have a couple weeks to get my time down even lower!
Well, that’s it for this weekend! I hope you keep doing
great things and blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah starts with 1 step!
