I never was a able to make up that 4 miler I missed, but I had a fabulous 9 miler yesterday. I came home from work, tired like never before and feeling like I was coming down with something. Tomate was at work and Punxsk8erdude was with Elvis. I came home and immediately fell asleep…for a little over an hour! You must understand…I don’t nap…it’s like a once, maybe twice a year event. I wish I had time to nap more often. Anyway, I woke up so refreshed and I noticed it had started to drizzle outside. Absolutely PERFECT in my running world…overcast, drizzling, and somewhat cool…so I took off! Four water fountain stops, two fudge candies, and one potty stop later I was done! I don’t understand how sometimes a 3 miler can just absolutely kill me, but then a 9 miler be a total breeze. It was all good…the drizzle, the quietness (no one comes out when it’s raining), the gray (I love the grayness of it all), my footsteps, and me…just me.
Daily Archive for September 2nd, 2007
I have a friend who told me recently (as I was apologizing for hashing through the same problems once again): “It’s OK to vent. Venting is not complaining. Venting is good for you.” But where exactly is the line between venting and complaining? I struggle with this. I don’t like to complain. I don’t want to subject someone I care about to my whining about something they’ve probably heard all about many, many times before and for which I still have no solution. I feel guilty about it, and always end by feeling worse than if I’d just said nothing at all. I don’t want to be negative. But, I have been assured by fellow posters here at TaSRA, that posting the bad along with the good is not complaining, it’s not negative and it’s part of the process. You want to hear the unedited details. So, watch out! I’ve cinched the belt tight on my complainy-pants because here, it seems, the fine line doesn’t exist.
With my next post, I’ll have an update on the past week’s training featuring highlights from the world’s worst 11 miler…
This is so funny! There is a link to the reggae band Toots and the Maytals in the Shameless Plugs section. I was just over at my brother-in-law’s house watching the reggae station on t.v. and one of their songs was playing. I thought, “Hey! That’s our Toots! I have to mention it on tootsandsally.com!” ;)
Anyway, I went for a run this evening. Running is a great time for thinking. My body is really getting used to running–three miles at least. I’m really good at doing things that I can do by myself. As I ran today, I took myself down memory lane noticing that I enjoyed doing single sports like running and gymnastics. Sports involving balls were not my strong point. The idea of a swirling ball coming at me full speed sent me instantly into a fetal position. Except for Dodgeball–I did okay with Dodgeball because the whole point of that game was to make sure the ball missed you. Those who participate in team sports compete against another team. Working together to win–that’s a nice challenge. Those who participate in individual sports like running compete against themselves. It’s you against yourself. That’s an even greater challenge and one I’m willing to take. I feel like I have a new energy and I look forward to running.
Oh! I bought a running skirt today for 3 dollars! It’s really cute. Maybe I’ll wear it this week.
Well, sort of. I think I’m finally putting the Paris Debacle behind me. It took a while, but, as they say in France, C’est la vie …
Tonight, we had steak-frites . The very same meal that I blame for my post race maladie . (If Toots would send me photos on cd, I would offer the viewing public the proof of the gory results. Let’s just say, no only at the Eiffel Tower , I left a part of me in Paris . In more places than one…) I consumed my issues!!!
Anyhow, Sally and I ran yesterday. It was rough but good. See Her post on it.
Today, we were quite remiss and missed Coworker #1 ’s 12 miler. See her post on it, once she writes it. (Nudge, nudge. Wink, wink. Say no more..Say no more… 
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Also today, Sally and I ended up riding to the only mountain bike trail system within the city. Excellent! Just what I needed and wanted. It was a whole lot of fun, and I was thrilled to be riding out on trail with her. Sure, we should have done that AND ran with Coworker #1, but we didn’t.
My point is that I feel revived today. Time to get with the program and get myself ready for this damn race on 10/20/07 …
