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Today’s Run

So today was a day, and a day is what I will call it. Not a good day, not a bad day, just a day.

I wanted to go running from the second I woke up today, literally woke up thinking about running. However the day had other plans for me, I ended up going at around 11:30. Not as I wanted but at least I was running. So I put my running clothes on and my running shoes on then grabbed my iPod nano and Nike+ gear and started off. I was happy and running, finally.

So I get about 2 minutes into the run and the iPod crashed, just stopped and rebooted. Annoyed but determined to run I stopped and restarted it and then began running. Happy again.

So I get about 2 more minutes into the run and the same thing happens. Crap. Determined to have a nice long run with my iPod I stop and reset it again. Annoyed but happy to be running again.

Man this is not my day, because it stopped again. This time however I just kept running and enjoyed the fact that I was running. My time to relax and not worry or think about anything. My free time.

So I ran today however I was not able to use the Nike+ to keep track, oh well. I went about 8 miles today and really did enjoy it. It’s amazing how things seem so different when not wearing headphones. I was really able to listen to what was going on around me.