Usually I do the long run on Sundays. But not tomorrow. I have a friend who needs an actor for his movie project for school. He needs me on a Sunday for quite a long time. I can’t fit in a run before, and I have an AGM to go to in the evening.
I really want to do the run. It is supposed to be one of the two longest runs of 32km that happens when training for a marathon. I feel I should do it. I missed a long long run two weeks ago. I had hoped I would be needed for a shorter time tomorrow so I could do it on my own (as opposed to the usual running group) in the afternoon. Apparently not.
I’m now thinking of doing it on Monday evening: Leave work, immediately drive to Whitemud creek, run to Capilano bridge, and back again. (Not quite 32 km, I think, but close enough. It’s the same route I tried to rollerblade at least once a year before I started running.) Then enjoy a well-deserved dinner at Chianti’s on their cheap pasta night.
My only fear is that the sun will set and make it completely dark while I’m in the river valley. I guess that will encourage me to run faster.
The benefit of this is that I don’t have to go to bed early tonight. I’m thinking of watching My Super Ex-Girlfriend. Maybe popcorn?
If I was more ambitious I would go out to a bar and “socialize”. But I would rather see a movie.
But first, dinner.