Augh, heartburn

Worked a seven hour shift today. Watched the Patriots blow the game. Realized I hadn't run either of the two previous days. Realized I had a paper to write.

From there, I realized that anything is better than writing a paper. Especially a history paper. So I decided, even though I felt a little "meh", to go out for a run. I threw on Under Armour, my iPod, and a hat, and for the first time since hurting my ankle, I went without my brace.

I headed out, and ad-libbed a route, because I wasn't sure how I would feel as things progressed.

I got going pretty well, going downhill for the first mile and change. The next three quarters of a mile were slightly uphill, but not noticeably so. It was during this relatively flat stage that I got a

nice blast of heartburn. Wasn't good at all, and I decided to shorten the run by a little bit. The last three quarters of the run were at a considerable incline, including a very challenging home stretch. All told, it came out to about 2.7 miles in 23 minutes, for a pace of 8:31.

I can do better.