I waited until the evening to run on Monday, but I should have just bit the bullet and gotten up while it was still dark. I ran another semi-easy four, made a bit harder by the fact that it was 90 degrees outside. Felt ok, but my shins are still a little achey… I’m hoping this isn’t another bout of early training shin splints, but I think I’m just to sensitive to it after last year.
After reading the article about music in this month’s Runner’s World, I also decided to make Monday’s run my first in ages with no headphones. Learning to go the distance without my iPod was actually one of my New Year’s Resolutions this year, and here I am in June giving it a shot for the first time. It wasn’t bad at all, but I did miss the motivation effects of my jams. Also, I found it harder to keep my mind from wandering. They say that it allows you to listen to your body more, but the music my body makes is not very interesting. Like a too-long Stooges song with no guitars. I just feel like I should be able to operate in no-headphones mode because I’m sure there’s a race in my future where they’re prohibited. I think it’s just elitism, mainly, that has race planners against them. I heard someone seemingly in charge at Buffalo refer to the slower runners as “iPod people,” intended as an insult, complete with eye-roll. I don’t want to get on a rant about this, but I’ve seen waaaay more dangerous stuff than iPods going on in races including dogs and strollers (even in races that were iPod-unfriendly). I think planners should focus on making their courses safer, and I was glad to see that some planners are looking at things this way.
Yoga-wise, I had a great day Sunday, and held my longest no-wall headstand ever.
