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December 04, 2004
Needed to fill the tank
No, not in the car. This morning's run was based purely on fumes in the gas tank. Since I was going to a party, I ate lite fare for dinner to save room for any appealing munchies. As usual, I really did not eat anything at the party. I had three glasses of wine over the course of seven hours and about half a bottle of Fresca. I ended up staying way later than planned since I was talking to a guy who I met. Fortunately I was not planning on going to the 7:00 long run today...crawling into bed at 3 in the morning is not conducive to good long runs.
I didn't really sleep all that late, even after staying up into the wee hours of the morning. Around 9:30, I ventured out for my easy run. My legs didn't feel all that bad considering how little sleep and recovery there was over night. The elliptical did a number on my achilles/calves, they felt really tight. No time on this run, it was the easy run the day before a race. The last ten minutes started to feel a little bit bonk-ee, but nothing as bad as an all-out bonk.
It was cold out, in my opinion. I couldn't find my ear band this morning and it was not quite cold enough to put on a hat. I find the mid-to-high-30s to be cold. Yes, as in tights, a shirt, fleece, gloves, and ear band cold. Finding clothes to wear was an issue, since everything is in the laundry. So far, I've done five loads of laundry and still have some left to do.
Later on this afternoon I'm going to a cookie baking party. Not good pre-race eating, but at this point I don't really care. This is my last race of the year, and it is more of an afterthought than a planned out race. In a few minutes, I'm heading out with my parents to see the proofs from the family portraits last week. We're all curious to see how they turned out.
Posted by Blondie at December 4, 2004 03:15 PM