The most frustrating thing for me about long distance running is how quickly you lose it. I ran a marathon a few months ago, and now running half of that is a struggle. Weekends of snow and falling trees made training difficult, so my distance got more and more lil’ And like that, it’s gone. You feel like you’re starting over.

But I managed to do a solid 10 miles this morning. It just couldn’t have been a better day for it. We’ll be ready!

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• Got the kids to bed at a reasonable hour.
• Dug up my iPod and got it fully charged.
• Found the little sleeve for my Nike Plus sensor.
• Opened up the new watch I got for Christmas, set it to the correct time.

I drove over to the gym, and as I got out of the car, started the iPod so it would recognize the new Nike Plus sensor and start recording my mileage. Before reaching the gym door, I was all set to step on the treadmill and start shaking off months of rust.

You see there this is going, don’t you? The door. Locked. Planet Fitness closes at 7pm on weekends.

I look down at my iPod, and see that it has recorded my workout. I ran eighteen inches.

I’m hoping that’s not an omen.