Hurt chasing numbers

I am now officially ready to shut down the running for at least the next week. The leg was feeling good and Mike’s 46.xx 6 mile run had me all excited to actually try a hard run. That sounded good right up to the end of the first lap and then the pain started. I made it a little past 3.5 miles (at nowhere close to his pace) and the pain went from sore to sharp. So I ran for 29 minutes and 52 seconds, which is eight seconds of what I consider to be a workout. There is no logical reason why I picked 30 other than it is a good round number.

Other numbers of distinction that I consider my Mendoza line :

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              20 pullups  (without kipping)

·         50 pushups

·         35% - the amount of things I actually accomplish on my to-do list each day

·         3 – the average amount of times I cry in a Friday Night Lights episode

·         7.5 – mileage I like to run in an hour

·         5:30 am – the latest I can sleep regardless of what time I go to sleep

·         11 – number of times I changed my mind on Sunday about buying a Garmin watch on Sunday (I haven’t yet)

So tomorrow it is back to Planet Fitness to ride the Lifecycle – swear to God, I will not run until next Tuesday at the earliest. It’s on my to do list for tomorrow so very good chance that I’ll stick to this promise.