All posts in December 2019

5°, light rain, 10:40 (with a wrong turn, believe it or not, so the mile itself was more like 10:36 or so).

At end of term, reflecting on the way that stress, frustration, tension, and exhaustion dissolve into one’s self as carbon dioxide into water; and then, when the pressure is released, great painful, racking bubbles rise up within until they work free through shuddering sighs, sobs, sleep.

I didn’t run Wednesday because I pulled a two-hour shift of adoration before the Blessed Sacrament during the night, and would be keeping vigil again at 8:00 in the morning — but the Morning Office won’t be till 8:00 this morning, so I decided today to make up what I’d missed earlier. 6°, sturdy breezes,…

Strong breezes this morning, 9°, and the headwinds shifted so that I was running into the breeze more than half of the way. Still, I didn’t feel too bad (I mean, for someone who’s running and wheezing) and I came in at roughly 10:22; it’s hard to be exact, cos I fumbled with the timer…

Winter reminds me of another reason I hate running: winter. Luckily, it provides a very strong incentive to get the run over with as rapidly as my boy will allow: that, too, is winter. 1°, very light breezes, 10:27. Somehow the timer on my phone got switched from its usual straight-ahead digital timer to a…

I thought I was running at a decent pace, but I must not have been stretching out my legs enough. To be fair, that makes sense, as the pavements are coated with wet, almost-frozen leaves. Still, 10:53 was a disappointment. I slept later than usual, hence was running a bit later than usual (to have…