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March 2, 2008
MELT Snow MELT!
The sun is shining in Pittsburgh, PA today! Wow! Long time no sun and so when it does appear it's a glorious day.
This of course is very good for many reasons, top on the list of which is to MELT all our snow! I had heard that it was supposed to warm up today and *really* warm up tomorrow so I was very hopeful for the snow melt. But then when I looked at the weather this morning before we left for our run I was quite disappointed. 11 degrees. Boo.
But it really is warming up now and just in time. Because you see this week - this very first week in March - marks a VERY exciting thing for me and my training. The return of speed work!! Can we get a big yah-hoooooo for that? I've been waiting a longgggg time for it (I always get so excited for it and then during that first hard interval on the bike when I feel like throwing up I wonder what all this excitement was for?)!
Regardless, first up on the running speed work front is a track workout Wednesday. Holy cats! Which is awesome and great if the track wasn't covered in about 4 feet of snow. I had prepared myself for the fact that I might be doing this track session on the roads instead but now I really am hopeful that the snow will be gone. MELT snow MELT!
Anyway, right now I am procrastinating getting on my bike because I am obsessively following the Big Ten women's indoor track championships online! PSU is in a very tight battle up front for the win with Minnesota and Michigan with only 5 events left! I can just tell this is going to lead to a CRAZY 4x400 relay (the last event of the meet) where I'm VERY glad to report Penn State has the top seeded time. I can feel my HR raise just thinking of how loud that fieldhouse will be! Because everyone KNOWS the 4x400 is the most exciting track race of all especially when there is a championship on the line! Penn State get 'em get 'em!! :)
Posted by beth at March 2, 2008 3:35 PM
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We had sunshine today, too! So glad that you are following the track champs. Going to a big track meet is one of the things on "my list". I've gotten to watch the Penn relays on TV but that doesn't count!
Have a great week.
Posted by: Danielle at March 2, 2008 7:08 PM
Yahhhoooo! (You asked for it.) Melt snow, melt! (And, can you come melt Yellowstone's snow, also? Pretty please?)
Posted by: Meghan at March 2, 2008 8:34 PM
I second the Yahhhoooo!! Vrroom, Vrrooom Beth!!
Posted by: kellye at March 2, 2008 9:48 PM
yah-hoooooo... bring on the speed...
Posted by: Kranky C Dale at March 3, 2008 9:42 AM