In what may turn out to be a dependency, I ran again today with Elizabeth Corkum, who did pretty well despite a great pizza party she threw last night. It was Central Park, laden with springtime revelers soaking in the beauty that was today.
Blue skies and a great temperature that seemed warmer than what was on the thermometer paved the way for a well-paced run. This was my first shirtless run of the season, an event I rejoiced in because it is just so liberating and complementary to my task (and it doesn’t leave me with chafed nips!). I didn’t pressure myself to do any speed in this run, though I sprinted for about 90 ft. around Mile 2 and in the last bit where I always do. Elizabeth kept pace throughout the whole run, even despite some instability in the last mile. She fought and won! I just used this run as a leisurely run for-the-sake-of-running, so not much to report.
On the chemical side, pumping through me was Redline Ultra Hardcore, a new supplement that seems to be quite wonderful (if you’re the Devil). I seemed to have some pain in the kidney area of my back around Mile 2.5, which is just something to log. Doing supplements like that might affect my kidneys (I have no idea) as the caffeine presumably dehydrates me, and I tend to already run without much in the way of liquids (for fear of needing to take distracting bathroom breaks). We’ll see how these things affect me if I use them again pre-run.