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January 08, 2005
Gross out...AGAIN
So Friday is my day off from running. What do the weather gods bless us with? Sunny skies, not too much wind, generally pleasant weather. Saturday morning is long run time. What does the weather do? It is cool and rainy, yuck! I should mention that it did start to rain around 8:45 last night, but we are most definitely stuck in a wet weather pattern.
Yesterday there was no form of exercise whatsoever, except for some serious shopping. Yes, shopping is a form of crosstraining. Immediately after school, I went to see if there was anything to wear to the wedding next weekend. No such luck on that front, but I did find some other things that I was looking for on sale. See, lugging two coats and various other items around the mall and bumping into a former training partner is a bit of a workout. Then a trip to Trader Joe's is definitely a form of exercise. Carrying all of those veggies and a gallon of milk around is some kind of weight training. After dinner I went to the other mall and finally bought the skirt that I've been looking at since October to wear to this wedding.
This morning there were about 15 of us who seriously need to have our heads examined. Who in their right mind would get out of bed at 6:00 on a Saturday morning when it is 35 degrees and raining out? So we're all die-hards. Hey, there are much worse addictions to have. This week, we broke up into more groups since a few guys wanted to run closer to two hours, a few guys wanted to run exactly 60 minutes, and there was a crew that was running at a more relaxed pace. I was with two of the same people from last weekend and another girl. We did pretty much the same thing as we did on New Year's Day, running through the grounds of the historic estate and golf course next door. It is a truly beautiful run that I especially enjoy doing when the long runs are not supposed to be all that long. We did alter the route a bit since one of the hills from last week was really muddy. My shoes were soaked about 200 meters into the run, nothing like a long run with wet socks! We did go a little bit faster than last weekend. When we got back to the school, I ran down the road for another 5 minutes or so and turned around to come back. My plan was to run for 70-75 minutes, but I ended up at 76 minutes, probably close to 11 miles since we were hauling coming back in.
Then came the usual Saturday morning trip to the gym. 45 minutes on the stationary bike and some lifting. My toes were feeling numb after about 40 minutes on the bike and I was thristy, hungry, and grumpy-time to get going.
Jen, clean bathrooms are the apple of my eye. This port-o-pot is very clean considering it is not a "real" bathroom. There is a gas station on our long run course, at the turn around point, that is the cleanest gas station bathroom I have ever encountered. I remember which ones are clean on my routes so that I know where to stop if needed. Bridget, it is so funny that you mentioned the Wave Riders. I absolutely ADORE those shoes. Right now I have a pair of Riders, Asics Cumulus, and the Miler in my rotation. Our local running store does not carry the Precision...I liked the original adidas Rotterdam and the original Brooks Burn for lightweight training shoes. I need to get new shoes, but I am waiting until the 17th because I have the day off from work and the Rider 8 isn't in quite yet. As far as racing shoes, I struggle. My feet are tiny, like women's 6.5 tiny. All racing shoes need to be special ordered for me. I liked the Hyperion Racer, but they were worn out, so we ordered the T3 for me in the same size. It's bigger and I just don't like it nearly as much. It really stinks since they need to get ordered just for me and if I don't like them I'm stuck with them.
Mom had a tough day on Thursday, but had a pretty good day yesterday. She finds that she gets tired pretty easily and did a lot yesterday, especially compared to what she has been doing. The same lady cuts both of our hair and she gave me lots of information plus her home phone number so that mom can call her and ask questions. B said that she would even come to our house to shave her head if my mom isn't comfortable seeing other people when it comes to that time. We are going to look at wigs this afternoon with one of her best friends. M and my mom met in the obstetrian's office when M was pregnant with her son and my mom was pregnant with me. M is a really fun woman to be around, she definitely does not act her age at all.
Posted by Blondie at January 8, 2005 11:29 AM
Comments
i LOVE the riders!! while i cannot personally sympathize with your 6.5 feet (i have HUGE feet), i feel for you - i always felt bad for people who had smaller feet when i worked at a running store. we generally stocked 1 or 2 of that size and when they were gone, they were gone for a LONG time.
i hope your mom is doing okay - it sounds like she is very brave, and it also sounds like she is extremely lucky to have you as both a friend and a daughter during this difficult time. i cannot even begin to imagine what she is going through. please give her a hug for me :)
Posted by: bridget at January 8, 2005 07:45 PM
That's funny that you consider shopping cross-training. Now, if only it were free, I'd be up for that program!
Thanks for the update with your mom. I continue to pray for her and her recovery.
Posted by: Leilani at January 10, 2005 04:17 PM