Friday I woke up with a very sore upper body. Ok, time to run instead. Planned on just 3 before driving to Rockville for work. Problem was, I didn't go to the bathroom before this run. Side note - I'm very "regular" if you know what I mean. Every morning like clockwork. The previous night I had to go but I held it because I wanted to watch a movie with my husband. Didn't go before my run either. This nearly resulted in a disaster. For the first 2 miles I was fine, then all of a sudden it became an absolute emergency. I stayed in the butter zone between not going too fast, but going fast enough to get me home so I could GO. By the time I got back to the lake near my house (2.7 miles) I could no longer run. There was just no way - something was gonna come out if I kept running. Stopped my watch, slowed down to a brisk powerwalk which I'm sure looked hilarious to others. But it worked and the crisis was averted.
That sucked.
So this morning I went out for 5 before work, headed to Rockville once again for a long day there. And this run was exactly the opposite of Friday's. Felt great, temperature was perfect so I wasn't overheated, negative splits, kept my pace nicely throughout the run with a nice sprint at the end, and most important of all I was just out there enjoying myself. Runs like this are the best! Happy to have redeemed myself from Friday's fail.
From today's run!
So, there you have it. The worst of runs and the best of runs!
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