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October 22, 2004
Getting Ticked Off
Last night I felt like doodie. It was cool and damp, in fact it started to drizzle on us a little bit about half way through the track workout. I think that the first sentence pretty much sums up my night. I don't want to write too much about it because I don't want to dwell on the negative.
The workout was one that I usually kind of like. It is usually kind of hard for me since you get a full recovery. I'm really used to running without long recoveries and keeping the jog pretty quick. We were supposed to do 1600-1200-800-400 with a 800 jog between each one. My splits were really pretty lame. I don't even know what I did the 1600 in since I had never cleared out my watch from the day before, so I didn't time the mile. I knew about 500 meters into it that it was not going to be a pleasant evening.
To make matters worse, one of the men was not running the recoveries. He would finish each interval and then just jog back and forth on the long jump runway and then jump in and race me on each interval. It was just a big slap in the face when you already feel bad and some guy is actually trying to race you. It makes me really mad when some of the guys who train with us pull this kind of stunt and then go and brag that they beat so-and-so.
Yesterday my ankle didn't feel so hot. I ran out of tape in the morning and didn't get to buy any until after school. It just felt really stiff and tight when I was trying to run fast. I had it taped all day today and it feels much better right now. I was going to cross train some, but given how poor I felt last night, I decided it was not in my best interest.
I know that the schedule I try to follow every week was significantly off this week. I think that having a really good run on Wednesday affected me last night. K and I went out for drinks afterward since I had a really hard week at work. There was no repeat performance from last week. I got home in time to watch CSI and Without a Trace. I let myself stay up late on Thursday night since there are actually some shows I like on TV and there is only one day at work left to suffer.
I hope that everyone enjoys their weekends!!
Posted by Blondie at October 22, 2004 07:01 PM
Comments
ok that made me laugh out loud. But I think you need to consult your spell-checker. It's "doody," ok? I usually prefer "poop" since it's easier to spell.
Just ignore those dudes. They know they didn't get full recovery. Seriously. Everybody there knows. Seriously.
Posted by: jenandmats at October 22, 2004 11:49 PM
I got "doodie" from doodie.com! I'm not sure if either is in my spell-check :)
Posted by: Blondie at October 23, 2004 01:29 PM
Geez, that guy sounds totally annoying! We have an annoying one at track too. He breathes real heavy and makes awful noises (like he's getting excited, if you know what I mean). Everyone laughs, but he runs fast.
CSI (Vegas) and Without a Trace - great shows! Do you ever watch Cold Case or any of the forensics shows? The stories are tragic, but you learn a lot about science. Good stuff...
Posted by: Leilani at October 23, 2004 02:52 PM
Cold Case is another one of my favorites. We don't have cable so I can't watch some of the other forensic shows. I also go through phases where I enjoy reading the true crime books, but I get upset thinking about how someone could actually do some of those things...
Posted by: Blondie at October 24, 2004 11:23 AM
Part of me thinks it'd be cool to be an agent, but I don't know if I could deal with the sadness day in and out. When I read the true crime books, I like John Douglas's. I think his latest one is "Anyone You Want me to Be", on internet crime.
Posted by: Leilani at October 24, 2004 12:43 PM