Week 4, Run 2

Sometimes I wonder why running is so hard no matter how far I'm running. Two miles last night felt no easier than 3.5 miles on Election Day. It's very weird. I'd like it to be less hard. I kept telling myself that it's just about putting the miles in and it doesn't have to be fun. Maybe the fun comes from feeling better mentally and physically and being healthier as a result of running, not from the act of running itself.

Last night's run was my first night running at the gym in a while ... I've tried to do it in the morning because the gym at night is sort of a depressing place to be. It's also when the men who run the farthest and and most ferociously run on the treadmills, and their sweat flies fast and furious. I'm not trying to be sexist, but as a whole, their sweat is somehow more airborne and mobile than the women's, and when it literally hits a person in the face, it's a little daunting.

I was also hit in the face last night by Lou Dobbs, whose show I never watch and will probably never watch again. I found him highly annoying.

Last night's best running song was "Our Love" by Rhett Miller. What a fantastic running song! I tried to embed it here, but it would not work. So I hunted it down in a "fan vid" for The Office and in one for Johnny Depp. Take your pick.

(This entry was moved over from a separate running blog.)