{"id":429,"date":"2015-10-11T22:14:08","date_gmt":"2015-10-12T03:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gilcanrun.com\/?p=429"},"modified":"2015-10-11T22:14:08","modified_gmt":"2015-10-12T03:14:08","slug":"cool-down-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gilcanrun.com\/?p=429","title":{"rendered":"Cool down day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I completed the medical study, and then did a whole bunch of nothing. Well not really, I got some stuff at the hardware store and did some work to the house. Oh, and got a new toaster oven for the fam. Originally, I was going to do a little recovery run, but I&#8217;ll run a couple miles tomorrow.<br \/>\nWhile I was driving around, a song came on and I was thinking about what I accomplished yesterday, taking 34:46 off my PR in one race, and how my diet is related to that, and how much better I feel about it due to my diet. So, I&#8217;m still not saying everyone should be a vegetarian, do what you are comfortable with in your life, and what you need to be healthy. This is a song and a band I&#8217;ve enjoyed for many years, and it just took a long time for message to really take hold with me.<br \/>\n<iframe allow=\"autoplay\" class=\"youtube_embed_iframe\"    allowFullScreen=\"true\" style=\"width:640px; height:385px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pcLpyYRa0Wo?autoplay=0&theme=dark&loop=0&fs=1&showinfo=1&modestbranding=0&iv_load_policy=1&color=red&autohide=1&disablekb=0&enablejsapi=1&version=3\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nAnd the lyrics for the punk rock challenged:<\/p>\n<p>Man&#8217;s best friend is beautiful and\u00a0affectionate an ideal pet.<br \/>\nCats are the\u00a0same, we make up their names and our\u00a0love for them is real.<br \/>\nListen up, I gotta\u00a0ask it, how can we be so cruel?<br \/>\nYou say\u00a0you care, that&#8217;s a lie.<br \/>\nMy true\u00a0compassion is for all living things and not just the ones who are cute so I do what I\u00a0can.<br \/>\nI wanna save lives and I&#8217;ve got a\u00a0plan.<br \/>\nUnder the table he&#8217;ll eat your dinner like\u00a0the veggies we can&#8217;t stand.<br \/>\nWhat kind of\u00a0meal would he make?<br \/>\nWe don&#8217;t want to\u00a0ask it.<br \/>\nTradition is all that keeps him\u00a0alive.<br \/>\nListen up, I gotta ask it, how can\u00a0we be so cruel?<br \/>\nYou say you care, that&#8217;s\u00a0a lie.<br \/>\nMy true compassion is for all living\u00a0things and not just the ones who are cute\u00a0so I do what I can.<br \/>\nI wanna save lives\u00a0and I&#8217;ve got a plan.<br \/>\nWhy am I so upset?<br \/>\nDon&#8217;t even own a\u00a0pet.<br \/>\nI am not trying to press my will.<br \/>\nI am\u00a0not the first to say&#8230;<br \/>\n&#8220;Thou shalt not kill&#8221;<br \/>\nFull is all, is all you want to feel.<br \/>\nWe eat to stay\u00a0alive, but it&#8217;s their lives we steal.<br \/>\nI think\u00a0we&#8217;d like to change, but most of us are\u00a0stuck, that&#8217;s why cats and dogs have<br \/>\nall the luck.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks Civ. 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Well not really, I got some stuff at the hardware store and did some work to the house. Oh, and got a new toaster oven for the fam. Originally, I was going to do a little recovery run, but I&#8217;ll run a couple miles tomorrow. While I was driving around, a song came on and I was thinking about what I accomplished yesterday, taking 34:46 off my PR in one race, and how my diet is related to that, and how much better I feel about it due to my diet. So, I&#8217;m still not saying everyone should be a vegetarian, do what you are comfortable with in your life, and what you need to be healthy. This is a song and a band I&#8217;ve enjoyed for many years, and it just took a long time for message to really take hold with me. And the lyrics for the punk rock challenged: Man&#8217;s best friend is beautiful and\u00a0affectionate an ideal pet. Cats are the\u00a0same, we make up their names and our\u00a0love for them is real. Listen up, I gotta\u00a0ask it, how can we be so cruel? You say\u00a0you care, that&#8217;s a lie. My true\u00a0compassion is for all living things and not just the ones who are cute so I do what I\u00a0can. I wanna save lives and I&#8217;ve got a\u00a0plan. Under the table he&#8217;ll eat your dinner like\u00a0the veggies we can&#8217;t stand. 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