It was a beautiful day today and I wanted to run but I was planning on running the Cherry Tree 10M tomorrow morning, at least until I heard I had to take something called a shuttle bus to get to the start.
This shuttle bus nonsense never happened when I lived in Brooklyn; sure we had the Hoyt-Schermerhorn shuffle which was a pita, but that was it. This shuttle bus thing is a whole different sort of beast and it's pretty abhorrent. There has to be a better way. Anyway, that was all the excuse I needed to bag the Cherry Tree, my loss I have no doubt. They usually have great shwag (including NYCRUNS magnets) and I heart Prospect Park something fierce. Good luck to all of you tomorrow. It looks like it's gonna be a great day for a great race.
As for me, I was suddenly left with a choice --- my buddy and me talked about running earlier as we were scratching for plans --- and I had to shoot him down, now though I could get a nice longish run in if I wanted to or I could go out and have fun - no need to be out the door at 7:30. The bar beckoned but the long run won out and felt so good. In fact, the last couple of runs I put in felt....strong, surprisingly strong and that is one of the best feelings I know as a runner.
With 13.1 Miami just a couple of weeks away and my base all but eroded, it's good to clearly have something, though I'm not sure what it is yet. I do know I love that feeling midway through the run where you realize...hey, I'm on! I don't get it when I'm woefully out of shape, so I'm a little better off than I thought I was. Hope for a strong spring is here today and that makes me feel so good.
