It was a slightly less than six mile run, but filled with walking/texting breaks due to the humidity. I continue to stop for a $1 bottle of water so that my left hand has something to do other than freak out about the sidewalk. I continue to look down. The audio track was about hugs, and I learned that if you hold that hug for 20 seconds (which is about 17 seconds beyond the average hug length), you can get a nice dose of oxytocin, which has a role in lowering cortisol. I personally don't have a cortisol lowering need, since I rely on coffee to get me any cortisol at all, but oxytocin is very very nice anyway, and this might be helpful info for everyone else. There was no time to stretch or add any exercises because I had to hang out in the hot tub after that run, and then go play the gig in Royal.
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