Monday running?

So I recently moved downtown to the Financial district. After the August 22nd run in Harlem, I basically haven't been able to run on the weekends because of all the moving (I had to move out of my old apartment and put my stuff into storage, then crash on my friend's couch, then move into my new apartment - basically, I moved twice in a span of a week). I also took a weekend to go to Vegas with my brothers, which was an awesome experience. I also meant to go on a run on my birthday weekend, but a hedonist night turned a morning run into a missed alarm and that was it.

So it's been about a month in between runs. Last Monday, I took up a suggestion my buddy SLG made, and we went for an early morning run. We woke up at 6:30a and we squeezed in a 3 mile run or so. It turned out to be an invigorating run, that I'd like to make it a routine. Normally, Mondays I'm surly at work recovering from a non-work weekend, and it takes me all morning to get in gear. Last Monday, after the run, I felt energized and felt great all day from the get go. This running thing might actually work out! Hahahaha...

SLG also suggested some running websites that I've got to check out:

www.mapmyrun.com
www.idontrememberthesecondone.com

Run on, giraffe, run on.

Percy Sutton Harlem 5K Run

Another awesome run, with my running buddy SLG. The day was kinda rainy, and it was my first race not in Central Park. Not that that was a big deal, because Harlem is just a subway train ride away. The run was very hilly, and I took off after the first big hill because I just wanted to attack the hill. It was actually a beautiful day and a beautiful route. They closed some of the streets, and part of the run was atop a hill that had a wonderful view of the streets below.

I scored another PR for mile average. This time it was under nine minutes, even if the race was still only a 5K (about 3.1 mi). Here's the numbers:

Percy Sutton Harlem 5K Run

Distance: 3.1 Miles, 5.0 Kilometers
Date/Time: August 22, 2009, 8:30 am
Location: St. Nicholas Park, NYC
Weather: 74 Degrees, 98% Humidity, Calm.


Sex/
Age M

Bib 4801

City NYC

State NY

Overall
Place 986

Gender
Place 703

Age
Place 147

Finish
Time 27:38

Pace/
Mile 8:54

AG
Time 27:18

AG
Gender
Place 796

AG % 47.2 %