Wasted Continuum

Nike just added a cute little feature to their Nike+ site. It’s a little Nintendo Mii-like character called a Mini. You get to customize the look of your Mini and it’ll allow you to share your current run with the help of the little character. Nike even provides you with a Facebook app that talks about your current run. It’s a neat idea.

My Nike+ Mini

This was my run from Friday. My legs were extremely sore from Wednesday when I was working at the trade show at Moscone Center. I effectively did power squats for eight and a half hours that day because all of the Mac Minis were in low cabinets. So my legs were stiff and sore before I even started running. They were burning the whole time that I ran. It was painful and it rained a little bit in the middle of my run. I did, however, push myself to run the whole 5K.

Today I decided to run a different route. I usually run along the river on Shepard Road. Today, I drove down to Summit and Dale for my run. It’s much livelier there, a lot of other runners and bikers. I ran just over 5K today without any issues. I had a small case of heartburn from the massive plate of spicy Thai noodle dish I had for lunch. I really need to plan my lunches better on my running days. I eat late lunches and if it’s a big meal, it’s still sitting in my stomach when I go running right after work.

Only made it 3.03 miles today. Just felt slow today. I may have burned out too fast.

Last week I was preoccupied by the Art Crawl. Most of my nights, I did not get enough sleep. This also meant that I didn’t have time to run. Today, I finally got back to my regiment and I’m still a little sluggish. Wasn’t completely bad. I only ran 3.02 miles. I didn’t have any major issues. My left ankle was a little sore, but it was okay.

I finally got off work today at a decent time which allowed me to go for a nice run. The weather was gorgeous. It’s cooler by the river so I still had to wear a hat. I not yet at on a regular running schedule. With my crazy workload these last three weeks, I been running at sporadic intervals. I am hoping this week will be better in that regard.