Day 3,898 —Might not Have, but Did not Lose—

 

Up at 5 to feed the cats, but I decided to stay up and play Persona 5. At first, I was going to go run, but saw that the sunrise was at 7:15, so I figured I would wait until 6:45, but my daughter woke up at 6:30 and wanted to play Astrobot.

I was finally able to leave after 7, but it was still early morning, and I was on a mission to get a present for my brother-in-law at Blueprint, but it didn’t open until 8.

I went to Francis Park and ran around there and took a few pictures of the sunrise. There weren’t a lot of people there, and it was only a little over a mile around the park, but I did it a few times before going to the coffee place and getting the card. The guy there asked if I was running and seemed impressed that I was doing errands as I was running. Now, it seems odd not to try to get some errands done while on a long run. I ran to Forest Park and then ran back by way of Big Bend.

Most of the run, my only thoughts were on anything and everything but running. The miles went by, and I didn’t notice. I was thinking what it would be like to be out all day. It was so nice, and it was getting warmer every minute, so I took my hat and gloves off.

I went into a gas station at about 16 miles and bought a Gatorade there. I got to talking to the guy at the cash register for a minute. He asked me how much I had completed when I told him he didn’t believe me until I showed him my watch with the pause and miles shown.

I couldn’t help but smile thinking about how impressed he was. He said something as I headed out that he needed to run more. The guy was probably just being nice, or whatever, but it did make me feel better. I was thinking before I got there how out of shape I was and how annoyed I was that I was suddenly not wanting to run at mile 14 or so. How was this happening? It is not like I am breathing hard or anything, but after talking to the guy at the cash register I felt a little better thinking that I was already at a place that guy would love to be at. It is not exactly how I see my trajectory, but there are moments when I feel so out of shape that I forget about all the miles I have run.