Easy 3 miles - more to come!

You can call me Mr. Cliche-ridden-Excuse-sayer, but I finally got back in the saddle. I had LASIK surgery last Friday and my vision has been crazy. My right eye is usually crystal clear, but my left eye has been a little fuzzy. Together, they make my head hurt and cause me to run in to things.

I'm traveling this week, so am in unfamiliar territory for courses and safety, not to mention a steady surface.

Yes, I'm full of excuses, but I finally overcame them and hit the treadmill tonight. I've only been running outside since early September, so I was really uncertain even what setting to use for speed. Last time, I was at a 5.4-5.7 mph and struggled to push 6. I was pleasantly surprised to start at 6 and then keep moving up, peaking at 8 for most of the end. I know that makes sense based on my outside running, but old habits die hard.

I felt a lot of pressure from the people standing around doing other exercises; eyeing the treadmill (the other machines were broken). I probably should have done more, but I didn't want to be greedy and now that I know I can stay between the uprights with this wonky vision, I'll try it again tomorrow before flying home.

We have a 14-miler planned for Saturday morning. This will be my longest run. Ever. And I'm really pumped about this. I wish I would have had more miles in this week, but I'll take it easy.

Thanks to GZ for the nudges. Actually, he's really the reason that I pushed off of the couch in the first place. A little bit of sarcastic playfulness and a lot of sincere encouragement. I'll still do tracking at Flotrakr, but I'll try to document a little more here. I do see the value of the narrative.