Day 2: Running Unplugged

My usual stompin' grounds--Water St.

Daily Run Log
78 minutes

No music/No GPS

Estimated Mileage: 7.75 miles

Beautiful Mid-60s

9:12am-10:30
Early twinge in right knee; Ache developed in ball of left foot

Without IPOD company, 82 minutes is quite enough time to grapple with ALL the world's problems.  Think of it as 82 meditative, soul-searching, potentially epiphanic minutes.  Today, I set myself a specific topic upon which to ruminate.  As a runner, I'm pretty slow (as you can see from my stats).  It's never been important to me how fast I run but rather how far or how long.  And, truth be told, you burn just as many calories running a slow mile as a fast one--it's just going to take up more of your time to accomplish it.  Thinking on this point, I began to wonder about the other things in life that are equally beneficial or more beneficial when undertaken at a slow pace (besides my Sunday morning 8 miler).  Here's my list--surely it is by no means complete.

Splendidly Slow Activities
Sipping the First Cup of Morning Coffee
Meditation and Prayer
Barbecuing
Driving or Walking on Icy Surfaces
Yoga
Stilt-Walking
Sunset Walks on the Beach
Ageing Wine
Glass Blowing
Love Making
Bread Kneading and Rising
Water Aerobics (due more to physics than the desire to move slowly and/or due to age of participants)
Family Hugs