Rush, “Countdown”
50 Foot Wave, “Hot Pink, Distorted”
Bob Mould, “Paralyzed”
WX at 0800: 63, DP 54, BP 29.90, 3@340 clear
WX at 0900: 72, DP 54, BP 29.92, 1@variable haze
Odometer 1: 182.0mi
Z3.
Today was a great day, if a bit slow at places. It’s also my 34th birthday. Ha. This run, thus, was a small birthday gift to me. When I’m able to cruise at 8:15 pace without breathing hard, this is a good sign.
I realized once again that I need to more rigorously vet my measurements to make sure that what I measure is, well, accurate. I am not industrious enough to check the other legs in my prior runs...and in any event, it doesn’t make so much of a difference that I need to do something about it.
On the other hand, today marked the powerful influence of memory. My dog Thor died, of old age, almost a year ago – on 23 Apr 05, and for whatever reason, I thought of him. I didn’t really have a pet growing up. My sister had a dog, who ran away, much to her sorrow, about 8 years after we had gotten him. Today’s run marked the sharp memory of going on a run once and having Thor join me for the run. Last night I was reminded of Thor and his littermate Diana, who we had euthanized some two years prior for a slipped disk. I don’t know why. There is acceptance – but there is still grief. I’m not sure why.
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST Hammerhead
0.38 03:08 03:08 08:15 08:15 0.38 Hardball
0.87 10:55 07:47 08:57 08:44 1.25 101 Hwy
1.39 23:06 12:11 08:46 08:45 2.64 Hammerhead
1.39 34:56 11:50 08:31 08:40 4.03 Main Drag
0.87 42:28 07:32 08:40 08:40 4.90 Dirtball
0.38 45:33 03:05 08:07 08:38 5.28 Start
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