Running on a treadmill has always been difficult for me, to the point that I considered it nigh impossible for a long time. But the ability to listen to music without headphones was a powerful draw. Also, it's cold outside, and lately "right after everyone goes to bed" has been my only chance to do any self-directed activities. So tonight at two a.m., I ran 5 miles on the treadmill. It sucked.
The worst part was the fact that the muscles that keep me balanced on a treadmill aren't the same as the muscles I use off the treadmill. So I have lots of little tiny muscles that are very angry with me right now.The second worst part was the fact that I decided to set goals based on "when this song ends." It makes music less enjoyable when you can't remember if a song has a bridge or not, and you're thinking it's maybe almost over and here comes the bridge and it's at least another minute before you can drop your speed another 0.1mph. And then a Nightwish song comes on...Anyway, with luck and determination, I'll have run 200 miles in 2014. That's pretty awesome. I'll be resetting the counter in January, and I hope in 2015 I make it to Rivendell.