Goobie and I went ralking tonight. My shins have been hurting lately, so I’m wondering if it’s shin splints. I got a little ambitious and chose not to stretch. Big mistake. I had to stop 3 times to stretch, and my legs tightened up pretty badly in the middle. We hobbled for quite awhile. We had about half a mile left, and out of the blue, I felt endorphins kick in and I felt fantastic. Time to run! So we ran for almost a full minute and walked a little bit. My fancypants new iPod shuffle then played The Distance by Cake, which has been my big kickass motivation song thus far. So Goobie and I went the distance – we ran all the way back to the head of the trail, and it took almost 2 full minutes. Considering we started out running no more than 20 seconds at a time, that is a huge victory. So I went from feeling pain and frustration to a physical and emotional surge of Ralk Star. Awesome.
Approx distance: 2.6 miles
Approx time: 55 min
Current belt hole: 2nd
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