Speed: 6.6 miles at a relaxed pace
Distance: 6.6 miles
Time: 66:43
Performance Stats (out of 5 ★)
Legs: ★ ★ ★ ★
Gut: ★ ★ ★ ★
Energy: ★ ★ ★ ★
Mind: ★ ★ ★ ★ .5
Overall: ★ ★ ★ ★
Soundtrack: Far East Movement, Free Wired
As we speak, I am charging my headlamp through my computer. I was very proud of bringing my morning light with me to Florida. I was even smart enough to remember to bring the special charger that goes with this thing. But, as I made my way to the elevator down to the hotel lobby this morning, I pushed the light button to find that the charge in the battery was red - no good!
I decided to give it a go anyway. For those who have been following this blog for a while, you will recall when I first got into this morning running thing, I was always doing it in the dark. Turns out, that does kinda freak me out, and I have been much more content to run with my headlamp.
Fastforward two years to today, and of course its a new moon out - so no help there. My headlamp does manage to get me almost out to the first turn-around point before cutting out. This is good, because I was able to see that there were no wandering coconuts on the sidewalk this morning! The trail is obviously unfamiliar to me, as we are down here on conference, but it is very flat, not strewn with any debris, and there are a few hotels and communities on the street that have their own lights.
I'm not sure what ended up spooking me more: the armadillo or the shirtless guy also going out for a run in the dark. I confirmed the armadillo was an armadillo with the bell hop after I got back to the hotel. Those little creatures are just so mysterious to me - since we don't have them in New England, and they are just so odd. They scamper like New York City rats, so it put the spook into me as it scurried away. The dude with his shirt off was a little more familiar, but he did seem to come out of nowhere.
So I'm charing up my headlamp, but tomorrow I may either run some in the afternoon, or switch it up and see what the gym here has to offer. We have the 5K in two days, so I may just sleep in! We'll see. Keep you posted. Enjoy the day everyone, and I hope you can get a good run in.