Welcome to the twenty ninth week of running for the year 2022.
My first week back in the US and I couldn’t wait to continue my running journey even though I was missing my fiancé during my travel and once I got back to my place. It was great to see my sister after almost a month and I knew she missed me.
Getting back to the running, I got out to run for the first time on Tuesday. Still on India time, I got up at around 6AM and after spending almost an hour on the phone, I got out for my usual run. For this, I chose a slightly different route around my Northville-Novi neighborhood. This route didn’t give me a proper 5K loop, so I had to turn around from a certain spot to get to my 5K. And, this went on until I decided to do something about it and that was to explore and step into an unknown territory and I am glad that I did. I discovered a new route to my usual route, and that unlocked many possibilities for my future runs. The exact distance I could cover completing this route was 5.6K, not too longer than my usual 5K and definitely not shorter than a 5K. I completed this distance in roughly 42 minutes and I think I am going to run around this loop many times.
The second run of the week came on Wednesday. The running route, timing, and distance remained the same as the last run. I ran around this new loop that I found yesterday and I couldn’t control myself from trying it out one more time. I took 80 seconds less than yesterday, giving a faster pace than I expected. I am enjoying this loop so far.
The third and the last run of the week came on Friday around the same loop like the previous two runs. This run came at slightly later time in the day. The special thing about this run was that this was my last run (for some time) in Michigan. I am moving to Austin, TX tomorrow and I am not sure when I am going to come back. I hate this feeling of unknown but I guess, that’s how the life is. I enjoyed this last run in Michigan to the fullest, around the same loop, and took even lesser time than the previous two. I completed 5.6K in almost 40 minutes, roughly 150 seconds less than my first run around this loop.
Let’s see when I come back to Michigan and continue my running here. Till then, I am excited to find out what Austin has to offer.
See you next week!
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