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September 7, 2005
Too cool for skool
Alison was nice enough to volunteer to run with me at 6:15 am when she didn't have to go that early. It still wasn't easy to get out of bed, but it made it a little better. And I was really happy to have company, especially post-track. I wasn't dragging as much as I do sometimes, but I'm sure that's because last night's workout wasn't at 5K pace. Alison and I ran a loop that is not particularly scenic or exciting, but somehow it's comforting to me because I've done it so many times. While we were running, we were talking about how every runner develops their own "standby" routes so differently. Someone should look at how personality correlates to route development.
Can you tell I've been back to school again? I had my first day of a class on intimate partner violence prevention, which seems pretty interesting. It is a three hour class, though, and time never seems to fly when you're stuck in a classroom for that long. I was also (if you can believe it) freezing because the air conditioning was turned up so high in the building. When I'm cold, you know the temperature regulation is faulty.
After my class, I went to an open house for one of the research institutes affiliated with the school and heard about some part-time job opportunities that sound really good. I'm still committed to my work with the Foundation up until the (INGNYC) Marathon, but I think I could probably handle a few hours a week more of non-schoolwork.
I stopped at the gym on my way home from school to bike and lift. The one towel rule was really pissing me off today because I couldn't get comfortable on the bike partly due to my dripping all over myself. I keep thinking someone will notice and just start throwing towels at me, but it hasn't happened yet. Despite the towel situation, the gym was uneventful and I got my first decent lifting session of the week in.
Matt is out at various beer drinking/B-school social events tonight so I've been doing laundry and working on an interview I've been meaning to get to for a week now. I am very tired though so I am going to get into bed and read while I keep the US Open on in the background. I probably won't even make it through the first set! Go James Blake!
Posted by becky at September 7, 2005 8:28 PM