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Treadmill at work

May 16, 2014 (Morning)

Exercise Type: Run

Comments:
LAST long Friday for a while, thank GOD. Worked nearly a full day, save one open slot. I had a :45 lunch, so I decided to watch myself run in real time.

Thoughts:

- I think I'm "getting upright" again. This could explain the increased LBP and calf/lower leg soreness

- Other than that, things looked...OK

Tried to run at 130, but I was too stressed out and not warmed enough. Wound up doing a couple miles at 7:16, 7:24 at a HR between 135 and 140.

After work, I really struggled as to what to do. I'd been thinking about going to see my ballerinas perform in Florence, but that's over an hour's drive. But I went for it.

And I'm really glad I did.

I have a DEEP appreciation for things that are both creative and artistic, and athletic. That IS ballet. Watching their show - "A Book of Esther, a Gospel Ballet" - was awesome not just because the performance and music was great, but because I know them AND I have an idea of how fucking hard it is what they're doing.

It was nice to be able to greet them and say congrats, post-show. Truth is, I'm STILL interested in Ashley - in the same, "edgy-but-sensitive, tragically flawed" way that I like in most of my love interests (including Tanya) - so I was motivated to "make contact" with her again, and - in some way - demonstrate support and value. I also looked damn good in my pink dress shirt and trendy gray sport coat, so that couldn't help. We'll see what comes from this interaction...

But mostly, I wanted to connect with them so I would "get over" Tanya today. She and I did text a couple times during the day, and - predictably - she was flirty, but I resisted. I'm going to fucking freeze her out, because A.) it's the right thing to do, I need to stand by my word, and B.) if I don't, she will have NO MOTIVATION to make a fucking decision and either stay with her guy, or cut it off and take a shot with me. It's hard, but it was already paying off. A few "ignored texts" in the afternoon garnered some "apology texts" in the evening.

Whatevs, Tanya. Figure your shit out already, fuck!

After the ballet, and my nice interaction with those ladies, I milled around Florence for a bit and found out they were having a "fest" in town. There were amusement rides and street parties going on, so I ate a burger/fries down there before going home. Fun night, "ridin' solo".