The Post-Vegas Run

Distance: 2 miles
Time: 19:23

Yesterday, Deborah and I headed up to Las Vegas for the day. I figured it would be a good chance to take a day off from running and have a good time wandering the streets of that crazy town. Before we knew it, though, we had walked about 8 miles up and down the Strip, meandering through almost every casino along the way. By the end of the day our feet were killing us. So even though I didn't go on a run yesterday, I gave my legs a good workout.

Today, though, I knew I needed to put in the extra effort, because tomorrow we're heading out yet again, this time to San Diego for a couple of days. I don't know for sure if I'll be able to get a run in tomorrow or Thursday (though ideally I'd like to get a beach run in). So tonight I set out on my standard 2 mile run. It felt only slightly better than Sunday's run. On Sunday I ran a 19:42, and tonight I shaved off 19 seconds and ran a 19:23. The muscle pain I've been feeling was there only slightly. I had a little bit of back pain, but overall it seemed that my body was handling everything a lot better. I didn't think I was keeping a good pace -- I felt too sluggish for most of the run, so I was surprised at my time. But one thing's for sure..... I'm not even close to being ready to increase my mileage. I was hoping to move up to 3 miles by the end of July, but I really don't think that's going to happen. I'm still struggling with 2 miles way more than I should be, plus I took a whole week off to recover from the Mt. Baldy hike. I'd like to get my 2 mile time down to 16 or 17 minutes, and as of now the fastest I've run it is 18:47, which is horribly slow.

I have no idea where my next run will be. Possibly along a beach in San Diego, or maybe at my parents' home in Rancho Cucamonga, or (hopefully not) back up here in Apple Valley. I love these freeflowing summertime agendas!