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December 27, 2005
Missed Opportunitites
I was planning to go over to Ardsley to run with Becky again this morning until I remembered that I had to bring Toby to the vet for a beak and nail trim. So, I didn't make it out of bed in time to run before her vet appointment. Then I procrastinated all day (a beautiful, warm, sunny day) and ended up doing 9 miles on the treadmill at my mom's gym this evening; what a waste. I ran on some weird treadmill that claimed I was running at 7:30 pace but decided that I had run 9 miles in 67:05.
I also decided not to go with my mom to the bird store we go to in Stamford and the Stamford Mall on the theory that I was going to go running and get lots of reading done for my classes. I was actually thinking I had gotten away with something (shopping with my mom is a feat of endurance more demanding than running a marathon, and I say that having experienced both)... until I remembered the reason that I periodically put myself through excursions to Stamford: there is a Dairy Queen in Stamford that we visit before heading home.
So to recap: I didn't run with Becky, I didn't go to Dairy Queen, and I went running on the treadmill at the gym on a day that was made for running.
AND I've got a new blister slightly above and to the right of the site of my old blister. I blame this on my orthotics. They're so thick in the heel that the wide part of my heel rests too high, where the heel of the shoe tapers. I also blame my sore ankle on my orthotics. I NEVER roll my ankles when I'm not wearing my orthotics. I rolled my left ankle 3 times during my TL workout on Saturday, then again badly during my run on Sunday. What else can I blame on my orthotics? I just hate the things so much; they make running so much less pleasant. I wore my ultra-light trainers for my double yesterday (which I did on the treadmill at the gym) because I don't wear my orthotics with them. I think I have the insoles to my other shoes somewhere in my apartment in Chicago so I may abandon them when I get back... but I'm stuck wearing them for the next few days.
Posted by alweiss at December 27, 2005 09:04 PM
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I can't believe the Dairy Queen herself missed a trip to Dairy Queen! Poor, poor....
Posted by: Elizabeth at December 28, 2005 10:04 AM