I ran on the treadmill yesterday. Right after I bought new running shoes. The advantage of the treadmill is that it is consistent. I can set a high speed and I have to keep up with it. And it’s easy to compare to other runs. The thing to remember is that a treadmill isn’t the real world. When you are outside pounding pavement there is a different feeling, and it is harder. But this treadmill is letting me work on speed, and I’m running on a third day of the week.
So when I did the usual Wednesday run today, it felt good. I think I dragged my group at a higher speed than usual. And afterward, I still felt energetic.
On another note, my constant harassment of the people of Antrim construction has payed off. Today, someone actually came in to repair the flood damage. Three months after the fact. So far all that has happened is that the drywall has been replaced, the expanded moldings have been removed and new ones installed, and the hole in the floor is filled in. Still to come is painting the drywall, installing the carpet underlay and a steam cleaning of the carpet. Plus fixing the damage to the molding around the door that wasn’t there yesterday. I was told everything would be done today, so a little disappointment in an otherwise happy occurrence. Since they effectively have stolen my extra keys, I’m assuming they will come back.