Man, I've got a hell of a headache. Every time I run, one nagging issue always pops up. My stomach is aching, my throat is sore, my head is pounding, my foot is throbbing, etc. My solution is to run it out and hope I'll get used to it.
I didn't really ease myself into the run. I went all out from the start. I'm fairly impressed with myself. I went on a lengthy sustained run for the first 20% of the route. I managed to keep my breaks under twenty seconds until I reached the last half.
As I walked the last stretch alongside the Santa Ana River, with the sun hiding behind dark clouds, I thought to myself for the first time: this feels good. Whereas my previous runs left me wrecked and devastated, I actually felt good this time. My time was one hour and four minutes. I managed to shave off 9 minutes from my old time. Not bad, but I feel like I can do better. I listen to a playlist when I go run, so I've been doing better by one song each time.
My flex day ended up being a totally free day. My anticipation of the run ruined any hope of doing anything else productive. I just absorbed more manga.
It's another rainy night. It's really heavy this time. It's too bad the rain only comes out at night. I haven't experienced a day's rain in a while.
