We The Jury...

I had jury duty today!!! I was there all morning eagerly waiting to be picked for an exciting capital murder or corporate espionage case, but sadly the most exciting part of today's civic responsibility was that they paid for parking...

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After jury duty, I ate lunch and then wandered around Barnes and Noble in search of a 2017 planner that could double as my training journal. One of the things I love about Barnes and Noble is that they give their customers options...

(as seen on my wandering spree)

My running streak continued this morning (before jury duty) with what should have been a 5K run, but actually ended up being a one mile run 😞. I'm still not 100% recovered from the flu, and although I do feel a lot better, (based on this morning) I still have a long way to go. But so far my one mile runs this week have been at a sub-12 mins/mile pace so I'm happy about that...

The Long Run I'm Not Calling A "Long Run"...

So technically 10 miles could be considered a long run. Technically. But since I stopped several times to stretch and hydrate I didn't feel too bad about ignoring my doctor's "no long run" orders. Overall the run was great (only a little painful), but I think my endurance level for time on my feet has really suffered because of all the reduced mileage weeks. I hope I will be able to build up enough endurance with swimming to help off-set the decreased running endurance in time for Chicago (which is in 35 days)...

I also think the fatigue I felt was exacerbated by the humidity...

I was silently complaining about the humidity during my run this morning because my running singlet was drenched and sticking to my stomach. Which, while great for highlighting my 2-pack abs, was really annoying. But, although running in humid Summer weather mostly sucks, there are a few things that could possibly be seen as positives: