Some runs are better than others. That's just a fact of life. Today I met one of the crappy ones. In fact, today might be among my top 3 worst runs of all-time.
I went for a for my weekly long run on the Cape Cod Canal this morning hoping to log seven miles before it got too hot. I failed. It's worth noting that when it's about 82 degrees and the weatherman says "It's as muggy as it can be without raining" it's probably not ideal running weather.*
*The moral of this story is that I'm an idiot, this all could have been avoided.
As much as I love running on the canal for the serenity it provides with the water, the downside is that it's a straight out and back run, which is traditionally very boring. The first half went as well as could be expected. The second half, however, I felt like Sisyphus trying to push the boulder in the attempt to finish the run. It. Was. Awful. It was really all I could do to finish, and even that called for more walking than I had hoped to incorporate.
The fact of the matter is that when you're operating on a schedule, you do your best to stick to it. Some days are going to be better than others, they just are, you need to be prepared for that. As much as I told myself it was going to suck, it was far worse than I ever expected. It looked liked I had jumped in the canal by the time I was done. Not a pleasant drive home.
Runs like this are going to happen. In fact, they're probably going to happen pretty often. All you can do is make the most of it. Get what you can out of the run, strengthen yourself mentally and hope tomorrow will be better than today.
Ed. Note: TANGENT ALERT
On a side note, Lebron is an egomaniacal jerk. I don't think he owed it to Cleveland to go back there, but the way he handled this whole sitation screamed "shower me with attention." Screw him.
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