Head's All Empty and I Don't Care

Well, in my defense, I've run way more times than these three measly posts. Usually in a given week I'll run four to five times and (unfortunately) take two to three days off. It's a pretty good system and I'm actually starting to see some results. Like, no more pants with stretchy panels.

Now, let's just get this nastiness out of the way. I'm embarrassed and saddened by my Eagles. It brought a tear last night to think that McNabb is starting a slow decline and could eventually be on another team before I'm out of my 30's. I love that guy and no matter what anyone says he turned the Eagles around from perennial losers to contenders every year. So I say go ahead! Pile on and say how bad he is...but I will never forget the Bobby Hoying and Rodney Peete era (and also, Rich Kotite and Marion Campbell? God almighty)

Anyhoo, back to running. Yesterday I hit Forest Park for a wonderful run on the nice soft trail. There's really nothing like the trail after a light rain. So I set out on my normal run--starting from the archery range--and felt pretty good. The entire Portland State cross country team was running the opposite direction. Needless to say they pissed me off and I contemplated writing a letter to the coach telling him/her that his runners need to run single file instead of forcing an old lady down into the ravine.

I've been trying to make my daily runs a bit longer (up to 40 minutes) so I decided to tack on some extra and take the Magnolia trail up around to the water tower and then retrace the first part of the run, but in a different direction. Coach and I had run this way last weekend, so I felt pretty good. Well, I must have been on drugs when I was running with Coach because I somehow forgot how big the mother effing hills are on this route. Whew! Got my ass kicked for real.

I also passed a lot of dummies with their dogs who don't have the common courtesy to pull their dogs closer to them as I pass. A lady with a weiner dog let her dog stand right in the middle of the trail. I seriously considered drop kicking it and then acting like it was an accident. But I was too tired to lift my leg that high.

So that's that. I plan on going again today and people, please. We need to start a running group! Maybe even on the weekends when more people are available. I am NOT fast and don't even pretend to be. I'm available for running all day Friday and anytime Saturday or Sunday.



And on the baby front, on Saturday we had our first sleep-through-the-night night. Twelve whole hours of sleep. It was amazing. And he's a chunky monkey and is almost out weighing his brother. And that, is the end. Missing you all.