Day 4,384—Leaving my Headphones at Home—
I didn’t listen to anything today like yesterday, and it has been refreshing to have some time in the morning to be alone with my thoughts. For the kinds of distance I did today, the time usually goes by faster when I don’t listen to anything. I have audiobooks I am listening to, so I don’t like being behind on that, but going back to no input has been rewarding. I felt like I was maintaining a controlled pace while working to improve my form. I went over to the trail, which is a little under 2 miles, and was disappointed to find they had cut most of the high grass, so I couldn’t see where the trail was for large portions, which made me go back and forth a few times when I was trying to find the trail. This slowed me down some, but I have to stop thinking about pace! I did too many races last year, and my body is paying the price. Right now, if I want to keep running, I have to run conservatively in terms of pace. I also think doing more trail runs is ...
