Again, I've run way more than I post. And here's the quick reason. I don't hate running as I once did. Meaning, back in the day I hated the first five minutes when I was dying, I hated hills, I hated long runs, I hated everything, but I forced myself to do it. Now, I LOVE LOVE LOVE to run. And we all know that love is just not funny.
Anyhoo, today I ran in Forest Park in the rain. My little 35 minute loop dee loop. I ran across some other die hards and one tree-trimming crew...how much would that suck? My other rainy run was last week and it RAINED. I mean torrential downpours. It did die down as my run ended, but as soon as I came to the last set of hills, I thought to myself "This is it. Just these hills and you're done." And didn't the sky open up like a mother and dump three times as much water on my head? I actually laughed out loud. It was kind of like the hills saying, "Oh you like hills now? Well fuck you sister."
On Saturday I ran my favorite loop twice for a total of 1 hour and twelve minutes. It was tough because a) I had to do it by myself b) it was Saturday in Forest Park, lots of people lolligagging and letting their dogs run rampant and c) it was long. But I did it and felt so good that I actually got teary at the end. Seriously. Must have been the endorphins.
And some quick notes to wrap everything up:
- It's time for a smaller sports bra when you can hear a slapping noise over your own breathing and you can see your boobs in your peripheral vision.
- Blowing snot out of your nose is a million times better than snuffling for 35 minutes on a run.
- There is absolutely nothing like running in Forest Park. It is perhaps the best place to run on the entire planet.
- The David Cadiz method of running without stretching probably only works if you're an athlete who can qualify for the Boston Marathon.
And that is that. What you want a picture? Done!
E-A-G-L-E-S, Eagles!!!
(too bad I don't have a Penn State outfit, because they kicked the crap out of Benji's Badger's!)
2 comments:
Ooooh, blog smackdown! Poor Benji. If he weren't so sick with a nasty head cold, he'd start a blog war. We're livin' Web 2.0, baby!
Your blog gave me inspiration to start running -- a whole 15 minutes the other morning in Bend. Dang, it's cold there. It calls for more gear!
Running is fine, blah blah blah...
But Blog smack talk cannot go unanswered.
I guess, by your logic, I should get your boys Packers outfits because the Packers had to tolerate your lifeless Eagles for 60 minutes before walking away with an easy win. And, the Packers have made mince meat of your whole NFC East division, polishing off the Eags, Skins and the oh-now-so-great Giants. And, if rumors have it, Donovan will be a Bear next year, and the Eags will have nothing.
P.S. LOVE the Run Report and damn if your kids are stinkin' cute. They'll look all the better in Packers Green and Gold.
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