Week 2: Four miles

20:40 sec run/walk ratio
1:13:54 hours
4.33 miles
17.0 min/mile

Pretty good run today. I was really tired yesterday, so I slept in until around 9:15 AM and didn't get started running until 10 AM, but the weather was a cool 58 F and there was a nice breeze so the sun didn't bother me too much.

I did have several annoying interruptions. First, I added two albums to my playlist today, Rage Against the Machine and Linkin Park, planning to listen to one after the other, but the app decided to shuffle the songs, which I didn't like, but I couldn't figure out how to make them not shuffle. I know I've seen the shuffle icon in the app, but it wasn't anywhere I could find, and I didn't want to take too much time on it, so I just let it go. Will have to see if I can figure it out for next time. I used my new iPhone belt, and it works really well, except that I can't look at the phone or make adjustments to my workout while it's in the belt, so I have to either make sure everything's set up the way I want it before I start, or  fiddle with taking it out and putting it back in the belt while I'm running.

Later, I stopped for a few minutes to talk to a guy who was driving by in a fire truck (they'd had a paramedic call earlier for someone farther up the road, and were returning after taking care of things). He said he'd lived in my house years ago—when it was the previous house—and asked me about it and took a picture. I paused the workout while I was talking to him, so I don't think it counted.

Then, finally, I was getting near the end and wanted to check how much longer I had to go, so I took the phone out of the pouch to look at it, and got all messed up trying to get it back in, accidentally stopping the workout, dropping the phone, finally just carried it in my hand the rest of the way (which was only another .2 miles anyway).

Still. It was a good four miles. I started to get a little tired by the end, but not too bad. I could have gone on if I'd had to. I ran a good pace and finished my second long run right on schedule.

Oh! I almost forgot to mention—I wore my new shoes and really like them! Not a twinge in my left ankle. The shoes might be a bit snug, but they're made of soft mesh with a plastic grid that's flexible enough that they don't feel too tight. Will see how they do as the miles get longer, but for now, I'm very pleased. They have good support and feel good on my feet. I do need new socks, but I've ordered a couple of pairs of Wright Socks online and hope to have them soon.