I need to preface this by saying that I'm watching the *hopefully* final inning of the Mets v Marlins game and it is intense. I need to go to sleep, Metsies, let's win this thing!
Anyhoo, this week I have truly felt like a cool Manhattanite because I've been running in Central Park after work! Getting up early has not been working for me and I really need to stop slacking, so I have decided to bring my running gear to work and just run from there. My office is at Columbus Circle, so it's ridiculously convenient and I have NO excuses. None.
Monday I tried to run 3 miles, but let me tell you something about my relationship with Central Park: I rarely know where I am, even though I've run more than a dozen races in that place. I used www.mapmyrun.com (my go-to website for mileages) to figure out where I would need to go in the park to achieve the 3 mile distance. My running was going smoothly but then I turned at the wrong path and ended up only running around 2.8 miles. This is fine, but I always feel cheated if I don't run the full 3. I forgave myself though, it was my first time running Central Park in a non-race scenario.
Tuesday I took a day off, per my training schedule. My "rest" day consisted of walking to work (about 2.5 miles) and watching a super-crazy-awesome episode of Lost. It was a good day.
Today, I set out to run 5 miles, per my training schedule. I think I actually ran too far this time, but that is not a bad thing. My run was not my best and I blame it on the fact that I had to stop a few times due to pain in my knee and ankle. I really, really need new shoes. That's on my agenda for next week, fo shizzle. The good news is, I ran for almost 45 minutes (and power-walked for 10 minutes) and I wasn't winded at all. I was a little worried about running longer today because it was a cool 83 degrees and when I ran in the heat on Monday, I had a bit of trouble breathing. I think I can safely attribute this to the fact that I was still in winter-breathing mode and I have adapted to really hot/humid spring-mode. Thankfully. Watch, now tomorrow you'll hear about a girl who has passed out in Central Park during her run. If that happens, you'll know who it is. Don't tell my mother.
Well, as I expected, the Mets game has gone into extra innings and I need to go to sleep. Hopefully when you hear from me tomorrow, I will be rejoicing in another victory for the Amazin's. And a full run with no knee and ankle pain. . .I can dream.
If you go in the New York Running Co. store in the Time Warner Center (again, no excuses, since it's also at Columbus Circle), they have this uber-cool, giant-sized map depicting the various routes in Central Park and how long each one is. You should go check it out.
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