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March 20, 2006
What is it with the wind lately?
I really feel like it has been uncomfortably windy for weeks on end around here. I mentioned that to one of the MIT coaches tonight and he said it's always like that from March until May. It is true that I was cross-training more than I was running last year at this time because of my achilles problem, but I don't remember the wind being like this at all. But maybe he's right...he has lived in Boston for 20+ years longer than I have!
Anyway, it is going to be hard to motivate to run this week since Alison is away and I do much better when I have someone to meet. I tend to go later in the morning when I'm running by myself and that just eats away at the day. This morning I didn't leave until after 9...but it's okay, I guess. I got in a decent run that was enjoyable in parts and awful when the wind blew. I wore a windbreaker today which did help a bit, and it had a good pocket for my iPod as an added bonus. I ended up running through Medford Center and along the Mystic River bike path, which is kind of sketchy but there happened to be a few normal-looking people playing with their dogs in there, so it wasn't so bad. At one point I thought I saw a person lying down, but I blinked and then realized it was a rock!
I was not as productive (schoolwork-wise) as I had intended this afternoon, but I did get in a good 45 minutes of lifting and some biking! Plus I froze my butt off with the other MIT coaches timing people's track workouts. We were definitely colder than the runners tonight. My feet and fingers were killing me when I left. I blasted the heat in the car and finally did thaw out, but I'm still cold even hours later. I'm going to bury myself under some blankets on the couch!
Posted by becky at March 20, 2006 8:21 PM