I had the bright idea to get up early and run from my house to the gym before my barre class this morning. It's only six miles. Well, it's only six UPHILL miles.
I've lived in my current house for almost six years and I drive the stretch of College Parkway between Cape St. Clair and Route 2 pretty often. How did I not notice the road runs uphill when going West (the direction to get to the gym)? I'm not talking short bursts up with a downhill to recover before the next short burst up. It is nearly an incline the entire way. Yowzer, can you say glute workout!
By the time I reached the gym, I was getting a little loopy. (Did I mention I forgot to eat breakfast before heading out for my adventure? Not my smartest move this weekend). And when I get loopy, things get real funny. Especially the inside jokes.
Today a list of thoughts every runner has while out for a run was circulating on Buzzfeed here. If you aren't a runner, you won't understand it, mostly. But (a) I was loopy, so lots of things are funny, and (b) at various times in my running career every one of the statements was true, which leads me to (c) - it really was just that funny. When I got to 42-53, I was basically rolling on the floor in the dance studio at the Y and I'm pretty certain the other folks in my class, who were going about their business just waiting for barre to begin, thought I really needed a straightjacket as an accessory to my outfit.
So here I was, laughing out loud, semi-delirious from lack of sustenance and starting a barre class that may as well bill itself as torture you pay to enjoy. I'm not sure God intended people to do some of those things, but if it ensures I have the body of a runway model by swimsuit season then I'll take it.
Six miles, a good laugh and an hour of barre later, I feel pretty physically exhausted....but really darn good. You just can't beat the stress buster and mental high you get from exercise. Happy trails!!!
Stats -
Miles: 6
Time: 1:07:22 (average pace of 11:14 per mile)
Location: College Parkway
Feeling: woohoo (is that a feeling?)
