Running and Reading

The last week or so has been one of the more frustrating and interesting of my life.  On the positive side, I ran 6 miles the other day and felt great afterwards; no cramps, no serious burn (if you run, legitimately run, there's going to be burn) and my chest felt great, no breathing issues.  I think I am really starting to get a more healthy cardiovascular system developed; it only took 2 and a half years or so but it happened finally.  The kind of annoying news is that I have not slept (as of this posting) in 40 hours.  At about 6am this morning I decided that I had officially reached the point where I needed to wither be up or go to bed all day; I opted to get up.  I ran about the most pleasant four miles of my life; it was humid and cool, the campus was vacant (as it should be at 6am on a Sunday) and I had plenty of time to run and be alone with my thoughts.  Another bit of good information is that I finally got some thesis stuff done; I met with the research librarian here on campus who gave me a couple of great databases and research programs that I know are going to be really helpful.  I have not yet received a stipend check (first one is June 1st I think) but I have not to do anything I would have to pay for... - Full Post