A new beginning always leads to a new adventure. While the decision I made to start my route in a different direction might come to bite me in the a** tomorrow -- the first (and last) 1.28 miles were up and down hills -- it freshened up my eight mile easy run this evening. The middle 5.44 miles were spent along roads I have come to frequent in Bristol, but I still encountered new things. I spare you all the details and give you the highlights: I got "hit on" (and I'm using that term very loosely) by a 40-year-old man drinking Monster and almost hit by two different cars. I have become accustomed to the almost getting hit thing -- drivers are not as conscious as they should be -- but I was more frustrated tonight by it because I was wearing a reflective light. If they had take at least one second to turn their head, all would've been dandy.
As far as the actual run went, I was again all over the place in terms of pace because of a) the hills and b)wanting to run faster than I should to get pent up frustration of my day out. I am hoping with a good icing, rolling out and carbo loaded dinner, it won't affect tomorrow's 16 mile run. I ran today's eight miles in 1:19, a respectable pace with the terrain I faced and felt really strong afterwards. With only 21 days and 11 hours until I toe up to the line, I am starting to feel strong and confident about my performance. But again, only time will tell. Now it's time for bed...after I watch "Keith Richard's Under the Influence" on Netflix.
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