At 06:57, I started an 8.1 mile run, that lasted 58:14 (m:s), an average pace of 7:18, for an estimated burn of 929 calories. The surprise was that I did 8 miles in under an hour. I actually woke up at 05:40 this morning, laid in bed, contemplated life, checked and responded to email, and got up to eat some cereal (402 calories) because I was hungry.
When I finally started the run, I felt slow and stiff. Every step lasted twice as long as normal in my head. I saw the sun rise over Boston through a foggy haze that held on to the city with every single ray, like a parent sending a child off on their first day. It made the early morning start sweeter, and created a small longing that I should have started a little earlier. As I got closer and closer to the end of the run, I started to pick up my pace. Slowing down would only make things take longer, so might as well push harder and get it over with. As I was finishing the run, I noticed I was 7.5 miles and decided to keep going past 8. The reward was hitting 8, and then noticing it was under an hour of running.
After the run, I had a Blueberry Banana Smoothie, 323 calories, and Steel Cut Oatmeal with Flaxseed 840 calories. I never knew steel cut oats were so densely packed, it makes sense though.
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