Not a good run today. I wore my cold weather gear and didn't need it, so I felt overheated at one point. I didn't stretch well before the run, which ended up being more mental than physical. I was thinking about injuries and my history of back pain from running. When I realized my back wasn't going to hurt, I was less worried.
At some point, I got a cramp on my right side. I haven't had a cramp since week 2 or 3, so I was a little surprised. It was around mile 1 and my brain started telling me to bail out and run tomorrow instead. I know not to listen to my brain when it comes to exercise, so I pushed through. I think the cramp went away about a half mile later. I really don't remember at this point.
Distance was about .2 miles shorter than Wednesday. I am a little disappointed in my speed today, but I take some solace in the fact that I still ran the full 25 minutes, even if it was slow. I need to do something to work on my stride and rhythm. I think that's what was killing me today. I felt like I was shuffling instead of jogging. Half the time I was wondering if my feet actually left the ground. And, as usual, my attempts to make myself stretch my stride out a bit and run would fade as soon as I stopped focusing on it.
Monday I'm going to try interval runner instead of the Ullrey podcasts. I think having my own music playing instead of the techno will make a huge difference. I expect to catch myself running down the road singing along, and I'm okay with that.
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