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May 28, 2005
Start of the Long Weekend
After our work-related news on Thursday afternoon, the school nurse called me at home on Thursday night, but I did not get the message until after she was in bed. J is 70 years old and is one of the most genuine, nice people I have ever met. She feeds all of the stray cats in the neighborhood where our school is and takes care of almost every employee in the building. I knew that she was very stressed about the situation. She loves to help people and is concerned about the new management. She is alone, her husband died about 20 years ago and her children are grown and have their own families. She knows that if she did not work, she would have to babysit for the grandchildren. J loves treats, so on the way to work I stopped and picked up a treat for her. I ended up running late because the cashier was working so slowly. Soon after I walked into the door, the woman who owns the company strolled up with her husband/business partner and their executive assistant. They came to see what they were taking over. They also pretty much said that we are not guarunteed our positions for next year. This did not bother me at all because I decided back in March that I would not go back, but many others are very stressed about their positions for next year.
Other than the visit, the day was really uneventful. This may be due to the fact that I do not care anymore, I am basically counting down the days until school is over. After work, I was a woman on a mission. I have a very fun, cool dress that is extremely sheer and I need a slip to wear under it. I was all over the place trying to find a slip that would work under this dress. The slip that I ended up with isn't quite what I need, but with some safety pinning it will do the job. I also ended up with some fun sandals and a fun skirt as well.
It would have been a beautiful day to run, but Friday is my day off from running. Anyhow, I am still working on the rest and recovery thing. It was OK though, because this morning was another beautiful day to run! I was wiped out last night, so I went to bed early and was pretty awake by the time it was time to get up. I packed up some clothes to wear to the gym afterwards and got ready to go. We had a rather small group, but most of us were doing the same thing. One guy had to do what he wanted to do, he is quite stubborn. Not that I am not stubborn. They equated his having to do his course for the long run to why I had to go out and jog the day after the marathong. Anyhow, we ended up with a group of six or seven running together. We did our route through a historic garden/estate. It is one of the most beautiful courses we do. There are lots of rolling hills and the scenery is gorgeous. We ended up running for a little over 9 miles, 68 minutes.
I went to the gym afterwards and rode the stationary bike for an hour. There were actually some decent magazines to read. A few might have been a week or so old, but they were much better than reading parenting magazines (the gym seems to have an endless supply of these). I also lifted some, but am still not up to my pre-race lifting routine.
I was using the heart rate monitor again today. I had some trouble with interference since three of the guys who I was running with were also wearing their monitors. One of these guys was playing with mine and said that the max on it was way too high, but we figured that it had to have been wrong. I wore the bra while I was running, it was so much more comfortable than the strap. At the gym I wore the strap and there was something going on that was not right since it kept registering rates like 220, 232, etc...I wasn't even breathing hard so I know that it was wrong. I don't know if it was picking up signals from the equipment or if it is not as accurate with the strap.
I hope that everyone is having a great long weekend and that all of you who are taking vacations have safe travels.
Posted by Blondie at May 28, 2005 12:36 PM