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September 13, 2005
The Dog Park
This morning started much earlier than I had wanted it to start. After not sleeping all that well for two nights, my body was ready to really sleep last night/this morning; but NO, I had to get up to run today. Although there was not much going on during the day, I had to get my main run in early because I had an appointment at 9:30.
This morning's run was a big reminder as to why I usually lounge around on the couch for a while after I wake up. The first reason is it allows my body to wake up some. The second, more important reason, is that it allows me to avoid rush hour and all of the cars that are out to kill the pedestrians/cyclists. By running at rush hour in the morning, I seemed to have a big target on me for the cars to aim for me.
Today started my cutback, so I didn't do the regular extension that I would do on a Tuesday. I left my watch at home since I thought that I would get discouraged running one of my regular loops so early in the morning after a workout. My legs felt much better than last night, and my stomach was even better than the legs! I probably would not have been too upset if I had worn my watch, but why take a risk like that. When I got home, I took my shoes off to do some barefoot strides on the front lawn.
My massage was much needed. My calves don't feel as beat up as they did the last time she worked them. My butt was really tight, but it is always tight and the hills make it that much tighter. My sore quad is healing itself up pretty nicely as well. I think that I just overdid it on Saturday by pushing through the death march, that hip kind of got crampy towards the end of that run.
This afternoon I ran with the middle school team again. We did a different hill at the park, it was longer and really only steep for the last fifteen meters or so. I tacked on a little bit at the end to make the evening run 5 miles. My OCD kicked into high gear when I saw that if I ran three more minutes I could call it five miles for the night. I felt better than I have in a few days tonight, a good sign.
The part of the park we ran in tonight is where everyone comes to take their dogs out. There have been times that I have thought about borrowing a dog to take to the park in an effort to meet some of the cute guys there with their dogs, but starting a relationship out on a lie would probably lead to nowhere. Anyhow, as cute as some dogs are, my allergies would never be able to be around a dog that much!
Posted by Blondie at September 13, 2005 08:07 PM
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Hi Blondie, nice decision not to run with a watch. I do that too when I don't want the stress of the effort to get to me. Funny about the dog part. When I lived in CA near both of my sisters who own dogs I often thought about borrowing their dogs as well for the social out-let it offered. Hope your training continues to feel good.
Posted by: mary at September 14, 2005 12:55 PM
That is funny about the dog. My bachelor friend just got an adorable puppy and I know it was partly so that he could meet some hot babes.
I am glad your training is going well! If you live vicariously through my social life, I want to live vicariously through your running :)
Posted by: Barb at September 14, 2005 02:30 PM