Fall made its first appearance tonight. Actually the first touch of winter's chill. That may sound ridiculous in September, especially in Houston where fall's first appearance means it was about 75 degrees, with matching percent humidity...but the air definitely felt different on my run. There's something that I almost smell, even though it has no scent, when the seasons change. I could sense that not-quite-smell tonight. Its really hard to describe, but if you've ever felt it, you know what I'm talking about.
I finally acquired a desk and bookcase. I don't know what it is about furniture that makes me feel this way, but when I was putting up the bookcase I definitely started to get the sense that I was moving in, not just into my room, but into the part of my life that comes after college. This is no longer the furniture provided by Brown College or Rice University, this is my bookcase, my desk, which (for better or for worse, but certainly in part because I'm poor) I picked out myself. And then there's always the possibility that when I move into a house, maybe even have a kid, they could one day be using this desk, or have that bookcase in their room...I still need a dresser.
Summary on the week of running:
Monday- 40 min easy, ~6 miles
Tuesday- Workout: 2 miles easy, 2 miles @ 6min pace, 2 miles @5:30 pace, 2 miles @5:11 pace. With warm up and cool down and strides, ~13 miles
Wednesday-40 min easy, ~6 miles
Thursday- Workout: 2 minutes hard, 2 minutes jog, then 10x~60 sec hill circuit w/~60 sec recovery. With warm up and cool down ~10 miles
Friday- 1:10 easy, ~10 miles
Saturday- 2:05 easy, ~18 miles
Sunday- 1:07 easy, ~10 miles
Total: 73 miles

So I'm off and running...