This morning was much better for running. The temperature was similar, but it was overcast and, at times, gusty! Other times there wasn't a lick of breeze, but it made me really appreciate the gusts when they came along.
My speed was better. Possibly because I was trying to escape the deer flies... The air was pretty heavy, so I did take a couple of short walk breaks - and I swallowed a bug so I had to stop and choke for a minute. There weren't many people out at 7am. In fact I only saw 2 - one guy working in his garage and a neighbor who was out with her dog. It was the fluffy little dog who always barks at me. We actually got to meet this morning and his name is Charlie and I almost got to pet him! I was done with my run by then, and walking back to the house and was (amazingly) not at all uncomfortable about the fact that I was talking to this neighbor for the first time and was a sweaty mess. Maybe the fact that she was wearing a bathrobe and curlers helped.
I did see a goose walking down the road. It was pretty funny... he was just waddling down the middle of the lane, like he had a driver's license. I also saw a cat, and apparently interrupted it's morning hunt and he ran into the woods.
So I do feel like my running is improving, despite the little blips that I've had this week. I am feeling less stressed today, but still experiencing the effects of my overstressed stomach. I have some things in the works next week that should help to eliminate that stress, so I foresee much improvement in how I feel - and my running - in the near future.
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