Day 3: The First Official Run

Well, I had breakfast and packed a healthy lunch today so I was proud of that (and still haven't had a cigarette..yay!), but throughout the day the first run has been on my mind. It was 1/2 anxiousness and 1/2 nervousness. I couldn't wait to get back out there, but 4 miles...damn that's a rough distance to start up at.

So I got home, and dusted off some friends that I haven't seen for awhile:

Unfortunately my armband for the iPod shuffle and my Nike+ distance gear was nowhere to be found (I'll be scouring for it later) so I went off to the gym to get a true distance reading.

Well....I did 4 miles....at a decent pace too (finished in 33:08). Unfortunately I ended up walking 1/4 of a mile around the 2 3/4 mi. mark and I could feel a hint of tendentious creeping up on my right knee. I was jamming to the Aesop Rock Nike+ Mix of "No Surrender" at the time and once those lyrics kicked in they kept me going to the finish. Oh well, maybe a slower pace next time around will do it. This 8 miler coming up on Sunday might be alot rougher than expected. Ah well, I'll enjoy the rest day tomorrow and worry about it when the time comes.

Have a great weekend!