running today

so i was in the sun run today and i was quite worried because i haven't trained at all for it.

but i thought the crowds and an energetic playlist would help me through it. and here's where that thinking is flawed:

- everyone was running past me and this (surprisingly) didn't motivate me. instead, i became depressed because i knew i would never EVER catch up to any of these people. in fact, half way thru the run, i found someone as my pace person and he was at least seventy years old. this was not a good sign, i know.

the only thing that felt close to motivational was when ladies on a balcony offered a beer to anyone. this was their pitch: come up for just ONE beer, just ONE.

- the playlist strategy was a exercise in futility because i ended up listening to the new moby song on repeat for half the run because i love it that much. and by the half way mark, it didn't matter what song was playing because everything hurt: my hips, my knees, my feet, my lungs.

i ended up doing a lot of walk-run-walk-walk-walk-run-walk-walk-walk-run type stuff but i think i did better than last year which is something i guess.

currently my legs/thighs are super duper sore and i'm anxiously waiting for them to hurt TEN TIMES MORE tomorrow!