This is what I often felt when running at school (not versus the track team, just the general workout folk). If I passed runners at home too, I would probably feel it then as well. But as it currently stands, I rarely see another runner at home.

But yeah, I'd be running on the track and if a faster person joins while i'm doing a long run and not going full force, then i'd be all like [on the inside] "yeah, i'm in the midst of a nine mile run dude. You're not as cool as you might think."

School's out.

I think I mentioned before that through the winter, on Monday and Wednesday, and sometimes Friday, i've done my runs on the indoor track at school.

Well, today was my last indoor run until next winter, because school is out! 

When I got home today I took out my log book and added up my track miles. 

Since January, [on the track] I've done roughly 270 miles. 

This is a 1/8th mile track. 

Meaning, roughly 2160 laps. 

That's a lot. 

Obviously. 

Until next time, track. Until next time. 

Why hello there running tights, I thought that we had seen enough of one another?

April 15, 2014. Snow on the ground. 32˚. 23mph wind from NW. Fun.

(PS, working right now on writing my half marathon story. Should be posted within the next day)

Opinion #4: Winter running.

Winter running. Blehh... I do it. But it's... Annoying? Mostly, I don't like the clothes required. Why? Well, it's not that I dislike how they look. Actually, I love my running tights. They make me feel empowered. This is why:

1. The weight. The comparison of what I wear in the winter and what I wear in the summer is crazy. And that's to be expected, but not enjoyable.ane time, like a year ago, I weighed myself before I had all of my winter running apparel, and after. And well, I was wearing six pounds worth. SIX POUNDS. I guess clothes are heavy? And shoes.
2. So much more uncomfortable. I mean, I've gotten a pretty good read in regards to what to wear in the winter for best comfort, but in comparison to summer running apparel... So uncomfortable.
3. It's harder to breathe. I'm not good at breathing with stuff around my neck... Like, it makes me feel claustrophobic.
4. It takes FOREVER to get them on. Tights are... Tight. And there's just so many layers. It simply takes forever. 
5. Because it takes forever, then my motivation levels completely tank. And because my motivation levels are lowered, the time to get out the door is so much longer. Like, i'll spend a good half hour getting all of my stuff on. 

So yeah. The clothes. Not fun. But still worth it.

Pre-race Jitters.

So tomorrow is another race. I think my 21st. It's the Irish Jig, a race I have competed in the past three years or so. It's a rather large race of over 4000 people. At any rate, I get nervous the night before a race, even now. I don't completely understand why, but I do. It's like, I dread it and am completely excited for it both at the same time. I think I may get more nervous than I used to. Scratch that, I know that I get more nervous than I used to. This is due to the fact that I no longer run just to get a t-shirt. I actually run in competition. Not necessarily against others (though it is fun when I place high in my age group), but against myself. I have a drive to make personal records. And so I get nervous and almost hold back as a result. At any rate, we'll see how tomorrow goes.