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run 10.0 km in 45:50; cool down x 1 km walking/jogging
"PR". legs felt heavy and i had a mild headache, but cooler weather is like having a superpower. i had to push a little toward the end but i only went for it because i got halfway through and realized i was cruising at ~4:35 pace.

- stretch

i think i need to run more hills.

- run 10.02 km in 50:33
T+DI 147, god i hope this is the last summerish day of the year. improvised a new and very hilly course. watch says 95m elevation gain but honestly that seems implausibly low. maybe it's just that the steepest and longest uphills were all on the way back. legs felt dead to start out with and stayed that way.

- stretch

you definitely have more to show for it than at the end of a run. might do some more this afternoon if it's not raining.

yesterday

- run 7.5 km in ~39 mins
my best friend is unexpectedly in town from san francisco, so i met up with him and went for a run. i'm in better shape than he is so this was shorter and slower than i'd normally do on a sunday, but who cares. we'll probably do some more runs together in the next few weeks while he's in town.

TNT coverage >>>>> ESPN. Too bad they don’t get the finals.

what got in the way of working out?

i just transcribed my first song. this version of "everywhere" by fleetwood mac: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPbeGd-GszA.

a super easy song (almost 100% power chords and you can see her hands basically the whole time), but still, that's not something i could do at the beginning of the year.

now to go learn it...

fwiw these are by far the best masks i've used: https://www.all-ett.com/collections/masks-for-covid19

the ones with ties are great for running because they're easy to pull up and pull down. and they all stay away from my mouth and nose even when they get sweaty. a lot of other masks get clingy.

frank yang is a legend. he must have one of the longest youtube careers out there. like almost fifteen years at this point. just unbelievably prolific.