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September 17, 2004
A Little Confession
I am a huge advocate for taking days off from running. Days off can do wonderful things for your body. Little aches and pains can go away and your legs can feel refreshed. I usually take one day off from running every week. Friday is that day. I have to admit that I usually feel really guilty if I do absolutely nothing on my day off from running. I don't think that I'm going to fall out of shape, I just feel better if I can do a little something to flush some of the lactic acid out of my legs.
All day today I was debating if I should do some kind of workout this afternoon or not. I have been awfully tired and my legs feel a little bit beat up. Since I have a race on Sunday, tomorrow will be a very light day. I didn't want to do anything to tire myself out. When I swam last weekend, my upper body was achy for a few days. This may have been because it was coupled with an upper body lifting session. I didn't want to hop on the elliptical because when I get onto that I really push hard. The only cross training that I can do easy is the stationary bike. After a 45 minute nap this afternoon, I went over to the gym and hopped on the bike for 45 minutes and then stretched. I did it so easy that I didn't even break a sweat. I felt much better about myself for getting out there and at least doing something.
Ivan is heading this way. We are under a flood watch until sometime tomorrow morning. The projected forecast for Sunday's race is a high of 70 with some sun. Hopefully the humidity will be gone by then and it will be pleasant conditions for running.
Later on tonight I'm heading out with one of my friends to one of the trendier bars around. This means that I have to wear something other than the sweats that I'm fond of on weekends. Neither of us is in the mood to party, but this place is kind of a laid back lounge. We're just going to chill since we both rarely go out.
Posted by Blondie at September 17, 2004 07:03 PM
Comments
Good luck in your race Sunday! Can't wait to hear all about it. Let us know if you see Marla Runyun! :)
Posted by: Beth at September 17, 2004 09:36 PM
Two years ago (?) when Marla was getting ready to run NYC, I saw her in Philly while I was waiting in line for the port-o-pots at the finish. Last year, I got to see Jen Rhines in the finish area. It's one of the cool things about running in this kind of race.
Blondie
Posted by: Blondie at September 18, 2004 11:49 AM