No Tunes

I headed out the door to run this afternoon and swiftly realized that my iPod was totally dead, no power...NO MUSIC. I didn't want to turn back and pressed on. Time to hang out with the voices in my head again.

Focus on breathing.
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Don't focus on that weird feeling in my left knee. It will go away.
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I hope.
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Breathe in, breathe out. Back straight, shoulders down, don't lift knees too much, watch the arms, don't run into that tree.
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How long have I been running?
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Hey, no more pain in my knee. Good deal.
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OK, first 2.5 mi loop was 26:14. Now for the next one.
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Ahhhhh, it's nice to have the wind in my back. Let's speed up a bit.
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Breathe!
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Turning into the wind now. Time to grit teeth. Think good thoughts. The wind is my friend. Be one with the wind.
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Here comes the fire station again, only half a mile to go. Quick time check: Eep! If I want to run my second half faster than the first, I have got to pick up the pace right now. Go, go, go, go!
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Made it. Second loop in 26:06. Hmmm, I thought I had run faster than that.
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Now for the best part: s-t-r-e-t-c-h. Oh yeah, that's the ticket.

It's always nice to have a little time to talk to myself.