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August 27, 2005
Kind of Like Going on a Blind Date
So...last night I met up with Audrey on her way back from DC. When I pulled into the parking lot of the shopping center where the coffee shop we were meeting, I was looking to see if she was there already. See, I figured she would have car loaded up with stuff and a bike on the back of it. Sure enough, there was a car on the other side of the lot that looked like someone was moving or going someplace...lots of stuff and a bike hanging off the back. I kind of went over to it to see where the plates were from to see if it was her or not. I felt so bad that she got there before I did, but she swears that she wasn't waiting that long. To be honest, I wasn't sure what she looked like, so I was happy that she was waiting at one of the tables outside. I kind of have mental images of what every blogger looks like based on their entries/personalities, but I could be way off. Audrey is really cool, but probably absolutely wiped out given what her past week has been like. We both had some water and sat outside since it was a really nice night out. Meeting is kind of weird because we already knew so much about each other, but got to find out more (like details) about each other. Audrey, I hope that you made it back OK, I should have checked to make sure you knew how to get back, so I apologize for not checking that out. We discovered that we drive the same kind of car, although I hate to drive!!
Even though Audrey and I were not out late by any means, she had to drive the rest of the way home, I was exausted last night. I went to bed early and slept really hard. I don't know why, but lately I've been more tired than usual. I've been sleeping later too. It could be the steroids that I'm coming off that have been affecting my sleep. Whatever the case, I woke up twice to pee but when the alarm went off, it was like waking the dead.
We had a really small group this morning. My guess is that last week's announcement that we were doing the back roads no matter what this week kept some people away. The back roads are really pretty, but they are also really hilly and sometimes more dangerous as well. Only K and I went longer this morning. I sort of know the route, but I am not very confident at it, but the last time K tried to do this route, he and K (another K) got terribly lost. I felt really bad because I wasn't the best company this morning. See, I suck at hills. It takes every ounce of energy I have to get myself up hills, so there really isn't any energy left over for chatting. The problem with this route is that we're either going up or down, there really is no flat on it. My legs felt heavy and it took more than usual to get going. The last time I ran this course it was so cold, but we ran it fast then and ran it faster this morning, so I don't feel that bad about it. I had to add on around the school when I got back to get to 90 minutes.
Being a predictable person that I am, I went to the gym after running. Seriously, anyone who reads this on a regular basis could tell you what I do pretty much every day of the week because I am THAT predictable. I did the elliptical for half an hour and the bike for half an hour. After fifteen minutes on the bike my feet were feeling numb, so I stopped to loosen my shoes. I stretched some with the therabands because my legs felt a little bit tight. My quads are still a touch on the achy side, so there was no lifing legs today. I won't do it again until there is no achiness left. I did lift upper body and tried to really concentrate on "feeling" it.
Right now I'm freezing from the ice bath that I took when I got home. As I was leaving the grocery store I saw a classmate from high school. She saw my huge bag of ice and the first thing she asked me is if I was getting ready to party. When I told her what I was going to do with the ice she looked at me like I was crazy, but I'm used to that from my non-exercising friends. Hold on, some of my exercising friends think I'm crazy too! I'd have to say that the jury is still out on my sanity...
Posted by Blondie at August 27, 2005 01:00 PM
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It was sooo like a blind date. Every young person I saw I was like-oh that must be her. I was being ridiculous. I forgot you had blond hair and totally thought this other young woman with black hair was you-until I saw the two young kids with her. But if you had kids that definitely would have made the blog! I got back totally fine. No worries! I can do this drive in my sleep!
Posted by: Audrey at August 27, 2005 02:44 PM