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December 1, 2004
Off to bed in 2 minutes!
It's 2:30 a.m. and I am still up but I am about to go to bed.. I know I'll be beat tomorrow and will have no interest in writing two blog entries so I thought I might as well complete this entry now while I still have a tiny bit of a caffeine buzz going on..
I was up so late finishing up a literature review that is due tomorrow. I had all Thanksgiving break to work on it but did I no? Well, I did on Sunday night but that is the last minute. I had an extension from the professor to turn the assignment in next Monday. However, I thought it was silly to delay the inevitable. I'll have other assignments due then anyway. It feels good to have finished the assignment. It is not perfect but I will have time to work on it next semester.
I had a good day running today. I got up at 7 a.m. and ran somewhere between 5 and 6 miles. I did my favorite 5-mile pond path loop. I felt pretty slow for the first mile and a half but by the end of the run felt great and really strong. It was cold again and my wrist froze again (not my fingers.. so strange?). I had shorts, long sleeve shirt, and a vest. I feel obsessed with commenting on my clothing just to emphasize the fact that I have to wear layers, which I hardly ever wore in the Bay Area. It's actually not so bad but I like to be dramatic about it because sometimes it seems like a pain to give so much consideration to my attire. Once I have a more fashionable winter running wardrobe it might be more fun to get ready for my run. Anyway.. I digress.. I do have to get a couple of hours of sleep sometime tonight...
In the afternoon I ran another 9 miles on the cross-country course and pond path route. I ran the same 5-6 mile course I did this morning but ran it backwards to spice it up abit. I then ran another 24 minutes or so on the cross-country course. By the afternoon my legs were feeling really tired and I felt like I was moving about 12 minutes per mile. I was not that slow but I felt that way. I may have run a bit too hard this morning but I just listened to my body and ran slow. I wore a hat on this second run of the day and my wrist did not freeze. When I went to coach the track practice I ran another 20 minutes with the distance runners for their warm up. We did a campus loop and I did not even notice any fatigue in my body. It's amazing what conversation and company can do for you. I actually felt better after that run than the run on my own. Perhaps the pace was more comfortable or maybe I just enjoyed the social outlet? Hard to say but I was glad I jumped in with the women.
I am getting up in about 4 hours to run with Alison. Poor Alison it will probably be a really slow run but I am looking forward to the conversation and company. It would be hard to go on my own, in fact, I know I wouldn't get up on my own. However, I'd still have to get up in another hour for class and it's tough for your body to differentiate between 4 and 5 hours of sleep. I'd feel beat either way. I am definitely going to hit the sack really really early tomorrow night!
Posted by mary at December 1, 2004 2:39 AM
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mar good job getting your paper done. your runs sound great. more later skater
Posted by: liz at December 1, 2004 5:47 AM
i hope your early morning run went well. how do you feel today? can you take a long nap? more later
Posted by: liz at December 1, 2004 11:50 AM