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October 08, 2004
The Switch
Today was the official switch day. By switch day, I'm referring to the day in which wardrobes are swtiched. Since today was a day off and it is October and there have been several fall-like days, it was the day to put away the sundresses and bring out the fall/winter clothes. I have not put all of my summer clothes in the attic yet, they are in the hall closet since the forecast is calling for highs in the 70s next week. The next day off from work isn't until election day and I know that fall clothes will be needed before then. The switch is not one of my favorite tasks.
The other main item on my agenda for the day off from work was to do laundry. Laundry is something I absolutely despise doing. In fact, in college, I used to go out and buy new underwear in order to avoid doing laundry. I was pretty much out of the socks I prefer to run in which indicated that it had been a long, long time since I did laundry. I prefer to hang my laundry outside since I've had a tendency to shrink some items by accident in the dryer. Half of it is dry now, the last portion is still outside on the line. There isn't much sun left (pretty much the only not great thing about fall).
B, my friend from high school called last night and sounded terrible. She wasn't feeling too well, so we put off our plans until a later day. She's one of those people who has a hard time saying no. She is involved in her church, teaches piano lessons, is the silks director of a high school marching band, and is planning a wedding. Needless to say, she needs her rest.
As usual on Fridays, I didn't run at all. My legs were definitely feeling tight from yesterday's fast quarters, so I went for a 4 mile walk this afternoon. I was going to run in the pool today, but the weather was beautiful. As long as the weather is nice, I'd like to do outdoor activities.
This weekend is packed with great road races. A group from this area is competing in the Steamtown Marathon on Sunday. Of course there is also Chicago on Sunday. On the local front, we have one of the more prestigious local races on Sunday as well. Out of the group I usually run with, about 90 percent of us are racing somewhere this weekend.
After my quarters yesterday, I got to thinking about running form. My form is not too bad, at least from the waist down. People who are used to running with me know that no matter how relaxed I am, I still look like I am tiring in the upper body. My arm carriage is on the high side and when I start to get tired my shoulders come way up towards my head. I look like a neckless creature out running. My arms also tend to cross my chest a little bit. People cheering are always telling me to relax my shoulders. As I've gotten stronger and worked on lifting my shoulders have dropped some, but I still tend to run with them up too high. The folks I run with have just realized that it is normal for me, but I would like to work on dropping them some more since after races my back and shoulders are so sore.
Posted by Blondie at October 8, 2004 05:41 PM