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August 31, 2005
Fall weather, please come back!
I sound like a broken record, but I'm so sick of this humidity! Since I was running on tired legs this morning, once I realized how heavy the air was, I knew it wasn't going to be a pleasant run. Plus, I woke up with a little bit of a sore throat. It hasn't gotten worse throughout the day though, so I'm hoping it doesn't turn into a full-blown cold.
Anyway, Alison and I met at our midpoint meeting spot this morning and I was already sweating bullets after less than 10 minutes of running. Always a good sign. I was glad to have her company though, and it helped keep my mind off how bad I was feeling. But I was feeling pretty bad, both in terms of having heavy legs and just feeling dehydrated and tired from the humidity. We ran a loop that included one lap around Fresh Pond and ended up back at my place instead of the midpoint because I was done for the day. I came upstairs, did my situps and just lay on a towel on the floor until I felt like I could move again. My right ear was completely blocked, which happens from humidity, but usually not on non-long runs. It stayed that way for hours and I just never felt that great otherwise until later in the day. I don't know why it took me so long to recover from a run that wasn't that long, but I'm assuming it is the combination of the workout last night and the humidity this morning.
In the afternoon, I went shopping for about an hour to buy a couple of birthday presents for Matt and pick up some other household things that were on my list. Then I went to the gym and lifted. You can tell the MIT students are returning because the gym has been more crowded and they are all hugging and asking each other how their summers were. I felt better while lifting than I did earlier in the day after my run, but I didn't do a very long set.
Tonight I had an interview with an elite runner who will be running the (Continental Airlines) Fifth Avenue Mile in NYC in a couple of weeks. We decided to meet in person since she lives in the area, so that was cool. I had spoken to her on the phone but never met her face to face, so it was neat. She's super-sweet and so modest about her running ability! Then, I met a friend from school for a quick dinner at Whole Foods. It's nice to be back hanging out with school friends. My third activity of the night was another interview, this time a couple who have run more than 100 marathons together! They are three-year veterans of the NYRRF charity team and are great spokespeople for the organization. They rock!
I just turned on the US Open and they were replaying the Andy Roddick match from last night, which probably means there was a rain delay. That's a sign that I should be more productive tonight instead of watching TV!
Posted by becky at August 31, 2005 9:48 PM