Today’s run: 4 miles, 43:48 minutes. YT: 395.61.

The first mile of this run, my body felt BORN to run – which is rarely ever the case when I’ve just started moving. I congratulated myself on having found a truly magical night-before-run tonic: OJ mixed with beer.

Think of the article I’ll write for Runner’s World!, I thought. Think of the pitch I’ll make to Bud for it’s next big campaign! THINK OF ALL THE RACES YET TO BE WON!

Then mile 2 hit and I felt suddenly sluggish and crampy. Ah well.

PS: Workmen update. After falling out of my bed half-naked this morning before remembering they were there (someone hit my buzzer at 7 a.m.; thank you), and then photographing them with my Iphone and staring at them as much as possible, one of them finally got the bright idea to do me a solid and cover the windows with trashbags. My privacy is restored!