In the Heat of the Moment

Summer is definitely in full swing. Tonight's run consisted of a tough 6x800 workout. Some of my intervals were right on line, others not so much. However, I suspect that my Garmin might have been slightly off due to tree cover and that my slow "laps" were on the portion where there was a long slow uphill. The last interval, quite plainly, sucked. Since I'm not aware of a local track, I do these sessions on a decent stretch of quiet street. Unfortunately, I can't find one 800 meters long that doesn't have hills around these parts. The other runs have gone fairly well this week despite the heat. My biggest problem has been increasing my fluid intake to accommodate the warm temps.

Tomorrow after work I'll venture out to get new shoes. I rotate two pairs. Both current pairs have over 300 miles and I'm starting to get achey in places. The running shoe guys light up when they see me because they see dollar signs.

It has been a year since I first purchased the Garmin Forerunner. Using it, I find that I've run nearly 1,800 miles in the past year. Not bad. Oddly enough, I've probably run more miles than I've been behind the wheel of a car in the past year.

Professionally, I'm entering the cycle of the discouraged once again. I'm lacking activities to keep me fully occupied. I like to be busy all the time. I feel like the character played by Steven Root in Office Space. Someday I'll achieve balance.

Current music selection: Pink Floyd, A Momentary Lapse of Reason