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August 31, 2005
Is a Storm A-Brewin?
My thoughts go out to everyone who has been affected by Katrina. The man who rents office space from my father said that the house that he lived in when he lived in Louisiana is gone now. My father had a client in today who is moving to Mississippi and had not heard from her husband who is already there until she got a call on her cell during their meeting. Finally, one of the men who I run with is from Louisiana and his mother still lives there. He is on vacation with his wife (or at least he was supposed to be, but they may have changed their plans after Sunday).
As far as weather goes around here, it certainly feels like a storm should be on its way. It has been hot and humid for the past few days. The winds had definitely picked up quite a bit today and there have been some periods when the sky is looking awfully black. According to the weatherman, the remnants of Katrina are further north than we are. Whatever the case, they seem to think that we should have a pop-up thunderstorm to break things up tonight.
I was rudely awakened this morning by the trailer dropping off the back of the lawn mowing company's truck. The other problem was that they were riding their mowers right in front of my window. It took me longer to get to being functional than it would have if I had woken up on my own. Once I got dressed I was in a quandry as to where to run today. I decided to do the G trail thing because it was really nasty when I went outside.
After yesterday's 8 miles that felt more like 16, I wanted to take it really easy today. I was thinking more about having quiet footsteps today. I used to be a very quiet runner, but recently I've become louder, so I was thinking about landing lighter on my feet. I took a peek at my watch and was surprised that I was running faster than I thought. I did the same loop that I did on Sunday, but I did it a minute and a half faster! I did try to make a bathroom stop, but nature wasn't agreeing with being in the really hot port-o-pot. Hey, life goes on!
I went to the gym to do the lifting that I didn't get around to doing yesterday. I was feeling thirsty but forgot to bring water with me because I was about to run from the house. They have two different kinds of vending machines, one has 20 ounce bottles of water and the other has 16.9 ounce bottles of water. Since both machines cost $1, I wanted to get as much water as possible, but for some reason all of the machines with the larger bottles are out of order. I used my money to buy a bottle from the other kind of machine and the machine spat out two bottles for me. Two for the price of one!!! I can handle that. I rode the bike some and then lifted. I wasn't loving the lifting and I was getting hungry, so I cut the lifting short.
I had to pick up some groceries before I went home since Trader Joe's is closer to the gym than home. Since there is minimal money coming in and gas is going to cost me my first-born, if I ever have one, I try to combine all of my errands. I wish that it was easier to get around by foot in my community, but it isn't really practical. I did pick up some whey protein powder, but I haven't tried it yet. I'll probably have some tomorrow in my oatmeal because I know that it can be kind of gross to drink by itself.
Posted by Blondie at August 31, 2005 06:58 PM
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Here's a great way to use whey powder:
Put a handful of crushed ice in the blender,
add l/2 of a frozen banana, l/2 cup milk (I use almond milk from Trader Joe's) and a scoop of powder. Blend it about a minute, stir, and then turn the blender up to whip for 30 seconds.
Honestly, it tastes like a milk shake. I do this every morning after my run.
Posted by: Marilyn at September 1, 2005 12:08 PM