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My legs are starting to get very sore from yesterday’s run. I can’t walk down a flight of stairs without simultaneously laughing and grimacing in pain.

I decided to stop being a baby and cleared off my treadmill.  30 minutes later and I’ve logged a good 3.61-mile run – yay!

It was a lot easier on the treadmill.  When I run outside, I have a difficult time pacing myself. Yesterday I had tried to do a moderate pace for most of the run but I found myself quickly running faster and faster, burning out, pausing, and then doing it all over again. I’d catch myself going too fast and started counting in an attempt to keep a rhythm: 1-2, 1-2, 1-2, 1-2.  It didn’t work very well though.

With the treadmill, I could control the pace and it was must easier to maintain. Go too fast and I’d run off the front of the treadmill. Go to slow and I’d slide off the back of it.  It was a very different experience and I think I prefer it over running outside.  I’ll give outdoor running a few more tries though.