Today was the ying to yesterday's yang: It wasn't raining at home when I left and it was coming down hard in Manhattan. But I said "screw it" because I didn't have any food with me and everyone will understand my coming in late due to constantly delayed LIRR trains. It forced me to ride without music (I don't want to screw up the Ipod or its holder) but that's okay it made it a tougher experience. There was a huge invisible puddle on the path approaching the Piers and it splashed and seeped right into my shoes and socks. Such a gross feeling but I will brave it, it just makes me wish I'd be smart enough to bring an extra pair of socks.
I do see some cyclists and joggers on the path today and a few gave me the nod -- the one that telepathically says: "We're like-minded and committed to ourselves." It's a good feeling. It's not about saving money it's about getting the training in for Sunday. I think this is also punishment for not riding on that last Thursday in July.
My dreams are getting more violent and erratic. I imagined I was picking a fight with an older fellow from work (he'd deserve it; he's not that old) and just as we were exiting the office to throw down, I woke myself up around 6:20. That could be attributed to hearing Pantera's "I'm Broken" for the first time in a while last night, or my (confident) anxiety about Sunday, or I could just not be too happy about my career. Either way, I'm trying to use this all to my advantage and convert it all to positive energy and not dwell on it or think of it as a premonition.
I can only go so fast on this thing to start with but with the few driveways along the path I don't want to push it.
To my right is the Hudson River and the water, like the skyline, is gray. It's like something out of "The Road." The buildings to my left I know normally have color but they are dulled today and everything is gray. After a while, not getting sunlight and the proper amount of Vitamin D takes its toll on your outlook. Supposedly the next 7 days will be nice out. I can supplement the Vitamin D with my multi-V but when you sit in an air-conditioned nightmare all day and there's no natural light coming in, it negatively impacts your mood.
I swam the 1/2 mile last night in 25 minutes which is a solid time for me -- I'll take it. I planned to run during lunch today but it's not worth it. If the rain keeps up like this I'll take the subway home I will not risk the road trip along the cars during the evening rush.
Soaked as I passed the WFCs there were thankfully no tourists, though I think if they had been there I would've left them alone because it meant they were braving the rain which would melt the average person for their weak shots of Ground Zero which would probably be blurry anyway.
Thank you for reading.
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