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August 7, 2005
Day-after-long run legs
I wasn't feeling so in the mood to run when I woke up this morning, mostly because I knew that even though my legs didn't feel so sore from yesterday's long run, they would at least be heavy. I checked email, ate a little bit and procrastinated and then eventually got out the door. It was a little warmer than yesterday but thankfully the humidity was still down. I headed out over the Brooklyn Bridge and noticed that there were a lot of people wearing the same t-shirt. And there were cops handing out cups of water. (They tried to give me one.) Apparently it was some sort of NYPD-related run/walk. I didn't mind most of the people but the race marshals seemed to think I was part of the race and kept directing me off the bridge one way when I was really going the other! Why would they think I was part of the race if I wasn't wearing a number? Still, it made me smile and that is always a good thing.
I ran to the West Side and around the tip of Manhattan along the water. There were a lot of tourists and people walking their dogs, but it wasn't as crowded as I've seen that route on the weekends sometimes. My legs didn't feel horrible, but I was pretty tired. And my IT band hurt (knee), which tends to happen after long runs or hard workouts. I was glad to get back over the bridge and home to eat breakfast!
In the afternoon, I went up to my parents' house for the rest of the day and to have dinner. My dad and I went to our pool club in the late afternoon for a swim. I hadn't been there yet this summer and was disappointed to see that the pool isn't in the best of shape--the tiles on the walls are all cracked and the bottom is gross. Still, it was a place to swim, and I just did some easy pulling for about a half hour. I'm easing myself back into swimming since I've taken the summer off for the most part! It was nice to be in an outdoor pool. After the pool, we went back to my house for dinner with my grandma. I mentioned the marathon and she was excited to hear that she might get to see me run! It was cute. She's lived in the Bronx for her entire life, I think, and has never watched the marathon.
Now I'm back in Brooklyn planning out the classes I want/need to take next semester since online registration starts tomorrow...I'm looking forward to going back to Boston but not necessarily the classes!
Posted by becky at August 7, 2005 9:40 PM