Today I ran 2.5 miles again. I plotted out a different course near my house that is relatively flat. I don't know what my split times were because I don't know exactly where the one mile and two mile marks were. But the run was 27 minutes.
But I did notice something - running through a somewhat questionable neighborhood gives you a totally different perspective than driving through the same neighborhood. When driving, I see crummy houses. When running, I see houses that could really look nice if they got some needed attention.
When driving, I see criminals and unruly children. When running, I see people who are a lot like me - just trying to put food on the table and buy new shoes for their kids. Yeah, some of them may be criminals - but not all.
When driving, I see unsafe neighborhoods that I should not be in. When running, I felt totally safe.
When driving, I look at the schools and say "that's where the bad kids go". When running, I watch the kids in the playground and realize that they are no different than me when I was that age.
When driving, I try to rush through. When running, I can't rush through.
I now realize that running can be humbling.
Split times: Unknown. 2.5 miles in 27 minutes. Temp: 46 degrees and partly sunny. Clothing: long sleeve shirt, running jacket, workout pants, baseball cap, running gloves, and cotton socks. The jacket came off after about 1.5 miles and got tied around my waist. Pre run beverage: Water. Post run: protein powder and milk. Had to ice the right ankle in a bucket of water again. I plan on keeping my mileage at 2.5 until I don't have to do that any more. I am getting to be a little more comfortable with my heart rate at 170 bpm.
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