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September 30, 2004
Reviewing while I run
I needed a long sleeve shirt this morning for 5 whole minutes of the run! And people with normal body temperature regulation might have even kept it on for a lot longer. I was excited even to have to wear it for such a short time. It's supposed to warm up for the weekend, so I'll take what I can get.
Since I had a test in my first class this morning, I tried as much as possible to review some stuff in my head during the run. It was pretty dark for awhile, though, so I couldn't lose myself in thought too much. It was a good way to wake up the formulas and concepts that I knew were in my head somewhere...I find it really frustrating that I can remember runners' times, order of finish, etc. really well but my recall is just not the same when it comes to school stuff. I have given some thought to the possibility that there might be too much running info in my head and no room for anything else, but until there's a test to show how much storage space is left in your brain, I won't worry.
I meant to run about 40-45 minutes today but got turned around on the way back and did a bit more. My knee felt average. It seemed to loosen up after about 30 minutes, which was new. It could have also coincided with a slight change in elevation, though. On my way back towards home I noticed that the beautiful buildings I had been admiring in the dark were the Harvard "houses." I don't really know how they work but the year I graduated from college, there was a high-profile murder-suicide at Dunster House, one of the Harvard residences. I read Melanie Thernstrom's Halfway Heaven: Diary of a Harvard Murder about the crime sometime in college, and will always associate the residence with it.
Wow, I really got off on a tangent there. It must be time for dinner!
Posted by becky at September 30, 2004 6:53 PM