Workout: 4 Miles

Time: 34:35

Not too long ago I mentioned in one of my posts how sometimes you have one of those days at work where all you want to do is come home, change into some pjs, and hit to couch or go to sleep.  Well, there’s also those days that are so bad, stressful, aggravating at work that all you want to do is come home, change into running clothes, and head out for a hard and fast run.  Today was definitely the latter of the two.  I won’t go into specific details, but work has been stressful this past week or so due to our yearly conference coming up and certain deadlines to meet.  Plus, I don’t always see eye to eye with some of the people I work with on how things are done, so it can cause some tension (at least on my end).  I wasn’t able to get a lot of progress on my projects today due to several other things going on, so at 5:00 I was feeling quite overwhelmed and in need of the weekend.

So I got home, threw on my clothes (remembered the vest this time), grabbed my new flashlight instead of the headlamp this time, and headed out the door.  I knew the run would be good when it only took around a minute for the Garmin to find the satellites…it’s been taking 5-8 minutes lately. I did a 4 miler which is mostly flat, with some hills at beginning and end.  My splits were something like this: 8:40, 9:06, 8:40, 8:20.  That probably doesn’t add up to my time, but I don’t feel like getting the Garmin.  In any case, the run was very smooth, kept a nice quick pace throughout, and didn’t get run over by any cars (always a good thing!).

As the stress of the day left my body, my mind filled with positive thoughts, good feelings, and ways to get through the day tomorrow.  I felt and feel so much more positive, and all the stress is gone.  After a hot shower, I’m completely relaxed.  Once again, running has saved the day!

On an ironic note, I just heard the greatest quote about quitting a job…watching Flash Forward and one of the characters said she was quitting her job.  Her mother asked why.  She replied, “It’s becoming a cemetery for my soul.”  How many people feel that way about their job??

Well, until next time… Run on Friends!