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March 05, 2006
It Must Be Part Of Being A Runner
Something I notice any time my entire family gets together is how slow certain members of my family eat. My father, who walks nearly every day, eats pretty quickly. My brother, who does no activity, is one of the world's slowest eaters. He eats so slowly that it drives me crazy. I never thought I was that fast of an eater, but maybe I am. Last night, he was driving me crazy because he ordered soup before dinner. My parents had salads and I had nothing, so we were sitting there waiting almost forty minutes for him to finish is bowl of soup. I guess he doesn't mind his food cold either. Anyhow, this was particularly irksome since they won't bring out the entrees until everyone is done with appetizers, so I was sitting there starving and eating the bread basket until he was done his soup. Now, I'm not sure if it is that he is an extra slow eater or that I'm an extra fast eater. Are other runners "fast" eaters?
OK, enough venting. This morning I didn't feel like driving to any of the places where I run off road, so I just ran from the house. It was chilly and very windy this morning. I used the heart rate monitor, but didn't time the run at all to stay easy on the road. It was one of those mornings where it didn't matter which direction you were running, the wind was in your face at all times. This made keeping the heart rate extra low particularly difficult because I've found that running into the wind makes mine spike no matter how easy I'm running. I did my eight mile loop because I had a little bit of runner's guilt about having an extra short long run yesterday. Running an extra mile this morning really didn't do anything for me, but in my mind it does. I felt marginally better than yesterday, but that can also be attributed to sleeping for ten hours last night.
This afternoon I went for another short run. The wind was just as bad, but didn't seem to be as troubling. I was feeling much better, so hopefully that means that I'm getting much better. I did my five mile course in my racing flats to get my feet used to wearing them. My body, in general, as well as my nose felt more normal.
I think that I'm going to let myself sleep later every day this week. That means more planning at night, but the extra half hour of sleep every morning adds up. I'm interested to see the Oscars tonight, but can't stay up until they're over. It isn't like I've really seen any of the movies that are nominated. It is a big waste of money for me to go to the movies since I fall asleep as soon as a movie starts. I did manage to stay awake to see Walk the Line last night, but I think that is the only film that has been nominated for anything that I've seen. It isn't that I don't want to see most of the films, I'd just rather wait to see them in the comfort of my own home.
Posted by Blondie at March 5, 2006 07:31 PM
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I eat extremely fast. Everyone at work makes fun of me because I'm done and looking around when they are just getting started. I have no idea why I do that - my father does it too (and he's not a runner). My husband also does it. We'll spend 30 minutes making dinner and then laugh after we've finished it in about 3 minutes! :) Glad you are feeling better!
Posted by: Beth at March 5, 2006 08:55 PM
I'm a slow eater runner. I'm so slow that my parents were always done with dishes before I was done with dinner. It actually makes me feel a little guilty, since everyone around me is always waiting for me to finish. But, maybe it's because I like to do other things while I eat (talk, read, etc.)
Posted by: jbl at March 5, 2006 11:22 PM
I am probably middle of the road from an eating perspective but I do drive really fast, which I think may be a runner's trait.
I'm glad you're feeling better!!!
Posted by: barb at March 7, 2006 11:55 AM