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July 14, 2005
Not Nearly as Bad
Both the weather and the way I felt yesterday were not nearly as bad as on Tuesday. The weather was still bad, but the tempertature was down. The humidity definitely made up for it, it was almost like breathing in water. My body didn't feel anywhere as close to death as on Tuesday. There was probably only one time that I thought that my chest was going to split open and my heart leap out.
Wednesday was not supposed to be a running day, but I decided to run easy after how bad Tuesday was. I went on the trail, which I did discover has a name. I'll call it the G trail from now on. I did my usual out and back along the G trail which is about 5.2 miles. I guessed that it was a little over 5 by the amount of time that it takes. One of the guys in our group has this pedometer that he swears by. He carries more gear on him when he goes out to run than I take on an overnight trip. Anyhow, he told me how far the whole trip is and how far certain sections of the trail are. I had pretty much guesstimated how far each of these sections was based on how long it took. That fact made me feel better about my sense of pace returning.
Well, I did my out and back. It did feel slow and I kept telling myself not to push it, just to stay laid back and relaxed. When I got back it was 30 seconds faster than I've ever run it. Usually I'm doing more, like adding on from the end of the G trail, so I could have run that section faster. Whatever the case, it made me feel much better about the condition that I am in. The first few runs after a layoff are the worst. Staying under the tree cover was probably an immense help as well.
I stopped by my aunt's to pick up an enormous zucchini and visit with her for about half an hour. I stretched some when I got back to our house. My book hasn't come in yet, I expect it either over the weekend or early next week.
Last night I went to yoga while my mom went to her water aerobics class. We did something that really released my hamstrings during the class. I have to figure out what that was because the result was immediate. I couldn't reach my toes and then viola, I could. I rode the bike for 30 minutes while my mom was still in her class. She must win the award for being the slowest person out of the locker room after class, it took her almost 20 minutes to get out. As we walked out the lifeguard from her class was walking out with us. I learned that there were only 2 others in her class last night and the topic of conversation was me. They talked about my job situation, and even worse, my lack of boyfriend. They decided that they want to set me up with one of the other lifeguards. It isn't his only job (in fact he has a very good job) and he is the right age. The guy who walked out with us just kept saying that he was staying out of everything. I swear that my mom feels it is her mission to find a guy for me. I'm in no rush and it does not bother me in the least. She always does something that makes me embarassed when she finds her prospective men for me which in turn makes me turn bright red and blush.
Anyway, got to read about what everyone did yesterday as we didn't get home until bedtime for me.
Posted by Blondie at July 14, 2005 09:11 AM