Blog the First.

I ran 4.68 km on 14/11/2010 at 8:41 PM with a pace of 7'24/Km at 4 degrees Celsius but felt like -1
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As the URL indicates this blog is about Morgan loving running. I am Morgan. This blog came about after I adoringly espoused the virtues of running on my facebook page via a note. To save people who don't care being notified that I have posted something about how much I enjoy the sport I have created this venue for myself.

So, I shall start with discussing my jog run this evening (I'm a runner....I'm a runner...). As I set out I knew that I wanted to blog, so I was wondering what on Earth my first topic would be. I'm just getting back into running after being off for about a month and a half except for a 5K race that I participated in last week. It is also "New things November" for me and I am trying to shake things up.

I started out on my normal route with my new blog in mind, which is literally a straight line unless I hit a traffic light and can't cross. No flashing red hands to stop me this time though. Until almost my 1/2 point (Oh yes- my intended run distance was 3.21 Km). Then I turned down Fennell and hit my distance where I would NORMALLY just turn around and run exactly the same way home. But HEY it's new things November. Plus I figured I'd try to get in some running on the road because sidewalk running is the worst that you can do for your body, or so I've read, I strictly ran on sidewalk for months before...So I turned down a side street and continued on asphalt. I generally have a pretty good sense of direction. My mistake this time was not paying attention to how far west I'd gotten, in the dark, where I dont' normally jog. Yes, because I was thinking about my blog, I got lost. This is a first for me. I normally stick to the same routes. This is a fitting way to begin my new blog. My adventures so often turn into misadventures.

I realized that I was slightly off course when my Nike+ told me that I had 400m to go for my goal distance and I may not have known where I was but I DID know I was not 400m from home. In addition, I was nearing the end of my playlist. This is when I decided to run across a darkened field; also a first for me, I'd never run on grass as part of my runs. It was hard work, probably why I'd never done it before. I knew that I couldn't stop running cuz I would get cold so I just kept going. Shortly after this I kind of figured out where I was and made my way home.

The first run back after a length of time off is always difficult for me; finding the motivation, the disappointing pace time, the fact that it's more difficult than normal...just to name a few things. This run was not an exception to the rule. Until the end. I am so HAPPY that I had gotten lost and had to go further than planned because I got my 2nd wind and the last 1/2 Km was a really good run for me. It made me look forward to my next run.

Oh here's my playlist (Clearly my songs are ordered by reverse alphabetical order by title) :
3's & 7's -Queens Of The Stone Age
You Could Have It So Much Better -Franz Ferdinand
You're the Reason I'm Leaving -Franz Ferdinand
You're So Damn Hot -OK Go
Yeah -Usher Feat. Lil' Jon and Ludac
Woo Hoo -The 5 6 7 8s
With A Bullet -Sam Roberts
Where No One Knows -Jann Arden
What You Meant -Franz Ferdinand