Last year, after the Vegas run I took 100 days off from any running. And then to make sure that I didn't mess that up, I took another month (or 2) to rest up. This year is going to be different. I ran on Monday night and then again tonight. I set out to run 4 miles and about 1 mile in I started to think about how badly it was going. But then I reached my turnaround point and everything got better. Perhaps it was because the midpoint of my run was Canadian Tire - and I started thinking about what a terrible store it is and it took my mind off of how crappy my run was going.
Canadian Tire is like the communist store in Moscow in 1982 - if you want to buy drill bits, a hockey stick, and a box of chocolate chip cookies, you can get them all at Canadian Tire - you'll just be disappointed that they all suck. To top it off, our Canadian Tire also has a Service Ontario inside of it where you can renew your driver's license, get your health card for all-you-can-take-health-care, or report any suspect behaviour (that's right, behaviour) of any of your comrades.
Anyway - with that to think about I finished my run. I got to my last turn and thought that it didn't look right and so I kept going. Turns out I had already gone too far. So I ran 4 + a little. I'm so far ahead of the game.
Lured in to overrunning by the temptresses of misdirection and mediocre commerce...so typical.
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