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September 3, 2004
TGIF
It seems like a lot more than a week has passed since my Last Friday of Freedom, and I think a big part of it has to do with the fact that I've gotten up earlier the past three days than I have in probably the better part of a month. Today it was really hard to get out of bed and I felt like I was in slow motion while biking to the gym. (Actually, does anyone have any recommendations for a good bike bag? My backpack is killing me.)
It was a beautiful morning, though, and it was my first scheduled run-without-a-walking-break. I didn't feel as great as I did on Wed., but I think that was partly due to being tired and partly due to me getting passed by two (older) women who were finishing some Seargant's Program workout or something, and my ego making me speed up. Getting passed by people you could "normally" breeze by is definitely one of the toughest parts of returning from an injury.
I ran out and back along the river since I wasn't going for very long, and although I don't usually like out and back routes, I felt lucky to have such a scenic (and flat!) one for this purpose, and steps away from the gym. When I finished my run, I didn't have much time before I had to shower and catch the bus to school, so I did the elliptical for as much time as I had. I biked some this afternoon as well.
Tomorrow I'm supposed to go on a long bike ride with the former rower I've mentioned before. She's probably going to kick my ass, since I'm not very fast on the bike nor do I like to take risks while riding on the road, and I think she's pretty much the opposite. I'll just hang on as long as I can...and pretend to have to stop to pee if I need a break! The nice weather trend is continuing (at least around here--no hurricanes coming our way) so it should be a good day for it.
I'm off to finish cooking our dinner--I'm delving into the Chinese wok-cooking realm tonight. Yum!
Posted by becky at September 3, 2004 7:17 PM