Running Journal, Wednesday, 2011-03-16: Sick

Running Journal, Wednesday, 2011-03-16

Resting heart rate: ? bpm (forgot)
Body Mass Index (BMI): ? (kilograms/(meters^2))
Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR): ? calories
Weather: 

Temp:
Time: 8:30-9:15 p.m.

Terrain: flat; +/- 11 m (36 ft)

Comments: Sick. Slept until 1:30 p.m., then spent the day mostly in bed. The run felt OK, tonight. The moon was out and perhaps 70% full, casting a white light on a wispy ring of clouds circling it. What does it feel like to run? At first, it feels strained, as though my msucles are waking up. After one-half mile, I sort of stretch out, fixing any issues with form, feeling out how my body is reacting to the current run. Tonight, I ate before  Iran, so I was a bit concerned about how my body would handle blood-flow to my stomach as well as to my muscles. It worked out OK. Depending on the weather, I might feel chilly from whipping winds, or I might feel warm from overdressing, or I might feel cozy, as I did this evening. My normal run takes me on streets with sidewalks, streets with bike lanes and no sidewalks, and through a park and a high school. I run against traffic, so I can see the cars approaching and take action as needed. Tonight, there was water in the ditches and streets from rains over the last day or two. The streets were dry. I run past homes, the same barking dogs behind fences, and buses. In Gibbons Park, I might stop for a drink at the water fountains, or attempt to listen for what song is playing in the community center as people dance. I watch the stars. Tonight, I felt my quads, both front and rear, quite distinctly, as though I could consciously control them precisely, sort of how one can precisely control the arm muscles. I watch my footing while stepping off curbs or running along places where I know seams in the sidewalks lay in wait for me. I watch for headlights of cars coming around corners, hoping they stay on their side of the white line. As I reached Kimberly Way, I saw a new, long-haired, grey cat lying just to the side of the sidewalk, mewing as I approached. I stopped, laid down, and petted it for a minute or two. As I reached Mira Loma High School, I smelled marijuana in the air. To my left, on a bench near the football and track field, a group of giggling people were sitting. Running across the high school parking lot, I enjoyed the view of parking space lines disappearing underneath me as I ran. As I completed my run, a small dog in the high school field ran up to me from the other side of the chain-link fence. A good run; hoping I feel better, tomorrow. 

Goal Time: n/a

Distance (running): ~6.18 km (~3.84 miles); http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/29804000

Weight (after run): ?

Any irregular feelings, aches, pains, heart rate, and so forth?: lower back slightly sore
Foods eaten today: pomegranate waffles and maple syrup, orange juice, banana, hard boiled egg, gnocchi, berry pie (in honor of Pi day), carrot, strawberry sorbetto, grapefruit x 2, milk, tomato soup, cornbread