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November 3, 2007
Quintessential fall run
I debated going to the club's Saturday morning run today, but I have been feeling tired so I slept in a bit and ran on my own with my iPod for company. I thought the wind was going to be really annoying, but it actually wasn't too bad. I haven't done a solo "long" run in a long time now, and it is always hard to get out the door, but once I did, it was pretty nice. I love talking on a run, but it is also nice (once in awhile) to just zone out and just think.
I did a similar version of the run that I did last Sat. with T., but added on a bit. It was finally brisk enough to wear a long-sleeve shirt the whole time and I loved feeling a little chilly and actually enjoying the sun instead of trying to hide from it. The total time on the run was about 1:50, basically my max right now. I was very tired toward the end and my knee had its usual aches and pains, but I was quite happy with it overall.
When I got in the door, I went right to the computer to see who won the Trials. I couldn't believe it when I saw that Ryan Shay had died. It totally overshadowed several great races by Ryan Hall and others. It is devastating and yet I can't stop reading about the circumstances surrounding his death, I guess to just figure out why it happened to someone so healthy, and seemingly so out of the blue. It is also incredibly sad that Ryan only just got married...the whole thing is horrible and the Shay family--and the elite running community--are definitely in my thoughts.
I just got back from 5 hours spent at the annual benefit for Georgetown's Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. Most of it was spent people-watching, but I got a good meal (and a great dessert) out of it! We were there to escort press, but alas, none showed. Tony Snow was one of our awardees so we thought we might garner some press, but it's hard to get reporters to come out on Sat. night. I want to take advantage of tonight's extra hour, but I can hardly keep my eyes open, so I think it'll just be an extra hour of sleep!
Posted by becky at November 3, 2007 1:42 PM