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August 5, 2004
MA Dipsea Run
Pre-Run Lifting Session
My twin sister and I both overslept this morning. I was planning to get up at 5 a.m. to meet my good friend Frank for a light workout and to say my last good bye to my friend before I push off to the East Coast on Sunday. However, after a very restless night of sleep, checking my watch every hour to see if it was time to get up, I did not even hear my alarm go off. At 9 a.m. I woke up in disbelief that I had actually been sound asleep for a few hours of the night and disappointed that I had left my friend high and dry at the gym. I put zed around the house wondering what course I should do and when I should head out. My twin sister wanted to spend some time with me and said she'd do an easy run with me. Yet, she had just eaten something and wasn't quite ready for a run yet. I suggested that we head over to her school and do a quick lifting session before our run. After thinking about this for an hour she finally agreed and we went to her school and did about twenty minutes of light lifting. It felt pretty good and was not very tiring.
MA Dipsea Run
After the lifting session my sister recommended one of her favorite loops from school, which I had yet to run. Since I wanted to have some reference to this course of hers when she mentioned it I agreed to run it. Additionally the name of the course, MA Dipsea Run, was very appealing. The Dipsea Course is one of our favorite courses. It starts in Mill Valley and continues to Stinson Beach. It is the oldest cross-country race in the country and it is an annual handicapped race here in Marin County that is very popular and competitive. I have no idea why I thought my legs would want to run a hilly course just days after a 50 mile race but I decided if I ran slow enough it would be ok. My sister was very patient with me as I gradually crept up the two major hills of the course (each 7 or 8 minutes long at the least). The downhill’s bothered my legs the most but the flats, especially on the trails, felt very nice. The total running time was 1.01.30. It was 5 minutes slower than my sister's slowest time. Oh well, I'm just taking it easy for the rest of the month.
Yoga Session
Tonight I went to yoga with two good friends of mine who are always encouraging me to do more stretching. The yoga session was nice and mellow. Sometimes the classes can be very strenuous but even my friends admitted that tonight's class was easy. The lunges really tired me out but the downward dog felt great. It was a nice way to end the day. Tomorrow my twin sister has told me that she would reserve the entire day to help me out and shadow me. I am hoping that we do another Lake Tour loop tomorrow and then it will be errands at the DMV
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Posted by mary at August 5, 2004 10:31 PM