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December 01, 2004
The Answer, My Friend, Is Blowin In The Wind
The answer to yesterday's question, "will it be three in a row", can be found in the lyrics of Bob Dylan, "the answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind". Yes it was windy. Very windy. In fact, it is still windy. Heavy rain this morning gave way to sunny skies and lots of strong wind. There was so much rain overnight and this morning that the entire area was under a flood watch.
Only a stubborn fool, such as yours truly, would be dumb enough to go outside for a run in the winds we had this afternoon. While I had the weather on, in the process of getting changed into running clothes, they showed the peak wind gusts in the area to be 66 miles per hour. The gusts were not quite that strong, probably "only" in the forty mile per hour range. After seeing that weather report, the watch was left on the dresser to be worn on another day. Why bother getting all upset over running slower because you're running into a strong headwind. Sometimes I think the worst part is when the strong wind is at your back, it feels like you are going to get picked up and carried away.
It is hard to judge if today was a good run or a bad run. Early on, my legs felt kind of tight. In the middle, there was so much wind that most of the effort went into being able to move. The final two miles felt pretty good. I think that some foam rolling is in order tonight due to some excess tightness. I rode the bike at the gym for 45 minutes after running. I did some stretching at the gym, but I was hungry and just wanted to go home and put on sweats.
I desparately have to do laundry. I think that I am almost out of sports bras. The really sad part of this is that I must own thirty to forty sports bras. My real problem is that on the days I go to the gym I go through two bras in a day. I can't stand to have on sweaty clothes when I go to the gym, it just makes me colder.
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer comes on soon. It is one of my all-time favorite Christmas movies. Something about it just makes me smile every year :)
Posted by Blondie at December 1, 2004 07:43 PM
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Eeks. Someone I ran with earlier this week said that was her favorite Christmas special, too. That claymation stuff just freaked me OUT.
Posted by: jenandmats at December 2, 2004 10:05 PM