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October 8, 2013 (Afternoon)

Exercise Type: Run

Weather: 70 degrees, slightly windy

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So as it turns out I got in the shower after yesterday's awesome rainy run and OF COURSE the amazingness was too good to be true because right as the hot water touched my body I felt a searing pain on....of course...my penis. Ouch. And it was the worst it's ever been...I literally think I shed a few tears in that shower. Definitely punched some walls and subsequently screamed into my pillow back in my room. Anyways, I wasn't too hopeful waking up this morning whether or not the chafing had healed at all, but to my surprise I felt much much better. I walked around all morning with only a tiny bit of irritation so I decided I would be okay to run.

So I ran! And I went a slightly different route than anything I've done before. Went west to the edge of campus, down the little road that goes past the "Hoya Saxa" painted wall and up that street. Then it goes down into a little forest path that leads you under what is the extension of M Street as it goes out west, and then spits you out right on the canal path as you emerge from a cool little tunnel. So from there I went EAST (I almost always go west since the east doesn't extend more than a half mile, whereas the west goes 135!). So actually when the path ends it continues onto I think K Street and then you can just shift over to the right and you're on the Potomac waterfront path. So I did a pretty much normal run from there to the horse statue just before the Lincoln Memorial and then turned around. Turns out that all of that is pretty much exactly 3 miles, which is convenient for future runs. And then I did an out-and-back from there, making it about 6 miles even (a tiny bit more). Felt good overall, tried to keep the pace pretty conservative and worked a lot on form since I was watching Ryan Hall form instruction videos yesterday (land on a flat foot, like a spring that's already coiled and ready to explode right when you hit the ground and pushes the torque in the most efficient direction instead of kicking too much power back into your leg - heel striking - or back into the ground - toe striking...both of these can cause injury..........the other two are keeping a steady, fixed head and keeping your arms pumping forward instead of moving across your body when you get tired, which further decreases efficiency). I guess I ended up going pretty fast, although I'm not sure if that's as a result of me foolishly speeding up or -- could it be?! -- the efficiency and speed gained from the new form I'm working on. Maybe a combo. Legs were feeling pretty lactic-filled when I finished so I did a nice easy cooldown and saw Jenny on it! Then did a solid bit of stretching both dynamic and static. Feeling fresh and loose now.

I'm about to jump in the shower...let's keep our fingers crossed this time..