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October 12, 2005
Still wet and chilly
As much as I like the cooler temperatures, even I can't believe how long it's been raining, or at least cloudy. It is even darker than usual when I wake up, which makes getting out of bed all that much harder. It helped today that I had planned to meet Alison. Once we met up, neither one of us had any exciting ideas of where to go, so we pretty much just ran toward Fresh Pond (my suggestion, I think) and then back a different way. I was just trying to run an hour or so. My groin felt better at the beginning and then tightened up toward the end. I knew that sitting all day in class and at a meeting wouldn't be good for it, and I was right. As soon as I got up to go to the bathroom during a break in class, I had gotten all tight. Stretching helps since I can't carry around my foam roller (unfortunately.)
I had a lunch meeting at my on-campus job and then stayed for a presentation that was interesting at first but started to get really tedious. THEN they turned the lights down so we could see something on one of the Powerpoint slides and that was it for me. I absolutely HATE the feeling of not being able to keep my eyes open, but it was inevitable that it was going to happen a lot this semester, with the combination of early classes and more running. Nothing helps me when I get that drowsy, and I could (literally) fall asleep while pinching myself and staring straight at whomever is speaking. I am terrible.
After my wannabe-nap, I lifted a little bit and went to MIT's practice. It was rainy and very windy at that point and I was so glad I had thought to bring a long-sleeve shirt this morning when I packed my bag. The assistant coach and I ran with one of the groups to Jamaica Pond and back, which was a nice change since the team usually does one of the Esplanade loops. For once they were going at a reasonable pace, too--hooray! It was a nice run. Afterwards I remembered that Yom Kippur starts tonight and I should have made plans to go to services. I don't know what it is with me this week, but the holiday is the last thing on my mind. I have fasted for YK every year in recent memory, but tomorrow I absolutely have to go to class and a meeting with my professor. Technically I could get out of both, but neither professor made mention of the holiday and we are doing something important in my finance class. As I was just saying to Matt, I hate having to choose whether to observe. When I was growing up, we always got the day off from school so it was much more a part of my existence.
Matt and I will go to New York on Sunday for our friend's wake and funeral. I am dreading it, of course, because it will be so sad. But I know it is important for us to be there, and we will have a lot of friends and family with us.
All right, it's almost bedtime and I still have reading to do...ahhh!
Posted by becky at October 12, 2005 8:50 PM
Comments
I REALLY struggle with heavy eyelids too and I absolutely hate it like you! Suffice it to say, I'm glad that I walk around a lot at work or else I'm fairly certain I could be found sleeping at all times of the day, on the job. :)
Sorry to hear about your friend.
Posted by: Beth at October 13, 2005 6:10 AM