Going out I knew I just wanted a slow run, but I wasn't sure the distance. It was a lot hotter than last night; it was 81 degrees with a humidity of 59% when I started, but humidity climbed to 65% and temp dropped a couple degrees by the time I finished. So I just went by what I could do. I did my usual 6.25 mile route, and felt okay, so I added a mile before coming back home. Average pace: just over 9 min.
My back is bothering me lately (probably a combo of increased mileage and picking up Eli) so after 4 miles I stopped to stretch out my back. I was laying flat on my back and a car stopped and asked me if I was okay. That was sweet, but also kinda embarrassing.
I had a lot to think about on this run. First and foremost was that I forgot to let my SIL's dog out on Monday, and even though I apologized profusely and he didn't have an accident, my SIL is really mad. My husband thinks I should apologize again. Then when I was thinking about how guilty I feel about forgetting in the first place, I realized I was going slower, so I thought about the info I am covering in the classes I'm taking. They are all about leadership style and whatnot. Interesting. I had to take a whole bunch of quizzes to figure out my leadership style, and apparently I believe people are mostly lazy and a leader has to threaten them to make them do work (I don't actually believe that). But at least the quizzes make me think. Remember when my principal (in not these exact words) told me he would never hire me as dean? Well today he brought me in his office and told me that they weren't hiring a new dean for next year, but they were keeping the position as a possibility and I should hurry up and finish my degree, and then asked, "You understand what I'm telling you?" Talk about mixed signals.
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