10.1mi, 80:49

The Army Band (Pershing's Own), "Dress Blue"
R.E.M., "Driver 8"
Velocity Girl, "Labrador"
The Innocence Mission, "Mercy"
Body Count, "Cop Killer"

WX at 0600: 59 (15), DP 59 (15), BP 30.17 (1021), Variable 2, mist, RH 100%

Odometer 2: 157.5mi

Z3 throughout. Actually not that hard, almost Z2 in some places.

What a shitty run. I mean, what a unbelievably shitty run. I stopped no less than five times today. Three of those times were to readjust shoelaces. One time was to keep from shitting myself, and the fifth was the unbelievably serendipitous port-a-potty that was some 400 meters after the last stop.

I almost didn't go 10 today, but after a weekend of literally nothing but eating, my conscience was calling. And it was fucking pissed. Why else would I subject myself to a song by a Christian alternative band for literally over thirty minutes as my running mantra, regardless of its considerable artistic merits? Karmic redemption did come in the last four minutes of the run as the thought of "dusting someone" (I was closing fast on another runner further down the street) brought Body Count back into the picture.

In spite of this, I did at least run about 8 minute pace for what was actually not a very hard run. Then again, I did get a few breaks along the way and one big one when I had to conduct what almost turned into an in-stride Class I package download.

Splits
2.5 20:08 20:08 08:03
1.5 32:16 12:08 08:05
2.1 49:37 17:21 08:16
1.5 61:40 12:03 08:02
2.5 80:49 19:09 07:40 07:58