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October 28, 2004
The Bad, but Good, Habit
Recently I've fallen into the bad habit of going out for drinks after the Thursday night workout. This is bad for me because I usually do not order food when we're out. I'm picky and don't eat meat which makes for slim pickings on any menu. I also have to be very careful with salads, again making ordering out difficult given the issues of pickiness and no meat. I tend to gorge myself on pretzels, which happen to be one of my favorite foods. This is good for me since I have fallen into the contentedly-single trap. I'm just happy with who I am and where I am and don't mind being single anymore. Going out with some of the track folk on Thursday night forces me to be social and to interact with other people.
This evening's workout was a strange one for me. Due to participating in race this weekend, we flipped our workouts for the week. Tonight we were supposed to to 8-12 x 400 with a 200 jog. Since my plan (which I may or may not stick to) for Sunday is to run at "tempo" pace, I was supposed to do more quarters. I probably should have done closer to 16, but since I have not done more than 8 on any week this year, I stuck to 12. I ended up doing all but the last 3 by myself because the annoying guy was there and I knew not to run with him because it is more important for me to run at pace than to race every single interval. J suggested to aim for 14 at 90+, I did 12 and held 89-90 for every one. These are actually a little bit faster due to the barrier up on the track. I lose all the momentum I have when I come to the barrier because my vision is so bad that I think that I am going to run right into the barrier.
My ankle was feeling much better today which was another reason that I did not want to push myself too hard tonight. I want to get this thing healed up ASAP. Six weeks is just too long to be running like a gimp. Sunday may or may not turn into a race effort for me. Either way I can't do the Monday workout, so I'll see how I feel once I get moving. I have a massage scheduled for Tuesday which should definitely help how I've been feeling the past couple of days. The day off tomorrow should be extremely beneficial.
I am so happy to hear that I'm not the only one out there who deals with inattentive drivers! I have actually been clipped a few times (none of which were my fault). Whenever I see a runner or a cyclist, I always make sure to give them lots of room on the road because I believe that what goes around comes around!
Posted by Blondie at October 28, 2004 09:32 PM