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November 12, 2005
Bang, bang!
My dog already knows the standards: come, sit, lay down, play dead, roll over, shake, etc. She's now learned a hilarious new trick! It goes like this: You say, "Bang! Bang!" and you point a finger gun at her and she falls down dead. Hee, hee. Next, I'm going to work on: "Stick 'em up!" wherein she puts her paws in the air.
I just woke up to some more new snow this morning, at it's beautiful. All except for the part that it was warm enough to run in a t-shirt and shorts just yesterday, and now it's freezing and snowy today. A shock to the system!
On Thursday I spent much of the day sleeping, recovering from 7 night shifts in a row. When I first woke up, it was 2:30pm! How pathetic is that? Especially when the sun ducks behind the mountains at 4pm and it seems that dusk is fast approaching. Thursday I ran 5 very hilly miles in 41:00. Hilly is relative here since everything has hills. But I ran a route that was purposely more hilly rather than running the usual path of least resistance. I was pleased to see that, despite even more hills than usual, I was able to maintain a little over 8:00 mile pace for an easy run. After running, I went to the weight room to lift and do the ellliptical. I hadn't ellipticalled in a while, and I only lasted on it for 15 minutes because I got super hungry. Oh well, at least a little cross training.
Yesterday's working out was minimal, as I was busy. Much of the day was consumed by taking the dog to the vet. I think she's probably okay, but she's had a few things going on lately that made me want to get her looked at. I'll find out if she's having any problems next week when the tests come back. I had planned to peruse a few ski shops up in town, but I didn't have the time! So I guess I'll save that for the next trip. I did, however, discover a cute little wine shop that sells all kinds of unique wines. It was fun to shop, but I spent way too much on a bottle of wine! Also, I hosted a pizza party for my cross country team, which was fun, albeit exhausting! Kids have so much energy, and I guess I notice/am affected by it less when we are all outside running. But when the whole team is confined to a small house, it's rather chaotic. We had fun, though, we made pizzas from scratch, had a pizza eating contest (to settle the long-standing argument amongst the team as to who has the biggest appetite), and watched the video a parent had put together from some meets, including state. It was fun, but when all they kids left, my friends (who were there for moral support) and I just sat down in exhaustion, drank a beer, and ate some pizza. I do believe my kitchen remains a royal mess this morning! I don't even want to look at it!
As for working out yesterday, all I did was 3 easy miles. It was a gorgeous day, I was walking around in a t-shirt and jeans up in town, and then I ran in a t-shirt and shorts back at home. I think it was a little cold for just those clothes up here at 6300 feet, but I was only outside running for less than 25 minutes! I saw another guy running and he was bundled up in a sweatshirt and pants. Hee, hee, I wonder if he felt overdressed! It was definitely too hot for sweats!
Today, I'm still undecided as to what I'll do, runningwise. Either another 5 mile easy run or an 8 mile "long run," one I'll do today and the other tomorrow. I have a busy day in front of me, trying to accomplish a week's worth of school work in one day. I'm still planning to go on the roadtrip to Mt. Rushmore next week, but my friend who was supposed to work a shift for me so I could go seems to be bailing. If I can't find anyone to take my shift, I won't be able to go on the roadtrip. Boo! We'll see what happens, but if I can't go, then I'll still have next week's homework done!
Posted by Meghan at November 12, 2005 8:54 AM