Tuesday 19 laps

32:16 minutes, half:half lap run/walk ratio

My time is improving a bit on the midweek runs. This is really only my second week of doing them, so I mustn't get impatient.

I had a pretty good run this morning, keeping up my pace and feeling good. I've begun switching directions after each 9 or ten laps on all my runs, in order to work out both legs equally. My right foot has been stiff and creaky, and I thought it was perhaps because of always running clockwise and pivoting more on that foot. But then at temple the other day, I realized it was in fact because I've been doing a lot of sitting in half-lotus position with my right foot pulled up on top of my left leg. D'oh! Oh well, I think the change-up of directions will help, anyway.

I hooked my iPod shuffle (which I seem to have named "shufflet" in iTunes) so I could see what was on it, and both the audiobooks, the Dalai Lama's and Pema Chodron's, were there, neatly in order, so today I was determined to find the beginning of The Art of Happiness to listen to while I ran. It took about five minutes of clicking back and forth, but I finally found it. Yay! Now, if only I can keep from scrambling it again, I'll be able to listen to the book all the way through while I run.

Also, after I'd already gone and bought a new bottle of sunscreen at Kmart, the free sample packet of sunscreen that I knew I had but couldn't find when I needed it on Saturday fell out of the bathroom cabinet right in front of me last night when I was looking for something else. D'oh! again. I tried it this morning and it's really rather nice. Has a fresh, almost citrusy scent, and is thick and waterproof while not being sticky and greasy. If I hadn't already bought a big bottle of something else, I might try to find some. Probably couldn't find it around here, anyway.

I found the info about this year's Las Vegas Marathon and Half Marathon. Apparently, it's now part of the Rock'n'Roll series, and has a different website. It's December 6, a week closer than Honolulu, but has a half marathon, which Honolulu doesn't. I wouldn't be able to do the full marathon at Las Vegas, anyway, since the time limit is 7 hours, but the limit for the half is 4 hours, which is eminently doable. So I think I'll plan for the Las Vegas Half Marathon this year. That will give me plenty of time to train, and it will be much cheaper than going to Hawaii, since I can drive instead of flying.