what up people. i've been taking steps to get my life on track, and running is a recent addition. i've had stints before, and i'm really trying to not let this be another. been getting out 4-5 days a week for the last 7 weeks. the goal is five days a week, and i almost always hit it. right now i'm just short of four miles. working up to six, for 30 miles a week. i read somewhere that's the place to be at, and it sounds reasonable to me.
i just run on a road with a big shoulder. it's actually not really close to my house, and i could just step out my front door and run. so i gotta fix that, but sitting on google maps or some app and finding a new route is never as easy as just getting in my car, getting to my place, and getting it over with for the day. right after work. right after i wake up on the weekends. wish i could run before work, but it's dark out this time of year.
i saw some talk of weather on the previous page. fall is such a nice time to run. too bad it means winter is coming, and i'm not looking forward to that. cold burns my lungs. i'm more worried about the road being covered in snow and ice. i guess that's only a few days in the season. whatever it's like, i'm not taking any steps backward so i'll be running this winter.
are many of you social runners? people have been seeing me on the road and saying we should start running together. i don't know about that. my run has quickly become extremely important to me, i don't enjoy the actual act at all, and i'm really about just getting it done. and it's specific. i'm going a certain speed, i'm working to increase that speed, and i'm not waiting. yesterday was the first day i ran with someone -- my pops -- and he couldn't quite keep my pace. so i left his ass and waited at the end to do the cool down walk with him. it's not something i'm doing for fun, and i need it to hurt. so i feel bad about ignoring these people, but it's my run. i figure sometimes on the weekend i can give in and do social runs. especially if it's in addition to my five a week. though right now i just ignore the texts and do my thing.