Bah.

The title of the post kinda sums up today's run. Bah. I had a meeting today at 10am and thought I would get up and go out to do 5 km beforehand, but didn't sleep again last night so opted for sleeping late, and went to my meeting in my running gear (it was a casual meeting), thinking I would run the riverfront trail afterwards, but I just wasn't feelin' it. I went home, got a bit of work done, and sort of grumbling to myself, put my shoes on and headed out on a 5 km route I can do from my doorstep. I told myself that it was just 5 km, and it wasn't going to kill me. But it kinda felt like it almost did.

It started out badly with my iPod earphones not plugged in right. Bah. Then I forgot to set the timer on my watch. Grumble. Then my shoelaces came untied. Groan. Then I was running directly into the wind. Arg. By the time I hit the one kilometer mark, I was already making bargains with myself. Just make it around this crescent, and you can go home. But I kept going. Just make it to that hill and you can walk. But I kept running. Just make it to the next driveway. To that post. To that stop sign. To that street. To that annoying dog. I went back and forth, telling myself to just take it nice and slow and not worry about my time, to telling myself to run faster and just get this thing over with.

I'm blaming this one on trying to hydrate with coffee all morning and the lack of sleep the night before that led to the increased coffee intake. Also, it was cold, and my muscles were tight from the hike I went on on Sunday. Still, I got out there and ran, so at least my excuse is for having a bad run, and not for not running at all. I can feel good about that.

I ran approximately 5.1 km in approximately 31 minutes, but with the late start on the watch, and the stop to tie the shoes, it's tough to say. The point is, I ran, and have not skipped a single planned run in 5 weeks. Yay!