1. Another runner in front of me kept speeding up, slowing down, speeding up, slowing down, etc. etc. Geeez... this is so annoying! You know like when you're trying to merge onto the highway and no one knows about the "zipper effect" or can make a decision so you eventually end up coming to a near stop on the shoulder. Wait... that's never happened to you?
2. I am about to finish running, I turn around real quick to look behind me and theres a creepy dog standing behind me... like literally two feet behind me.. eeeeek!
3. I walked for a few minutes after my run and as I was pulling up my stats ('cause I'm official like that), a wifi network pops onto my iphone named "Psycho Killer".
Yep... It was quite an eventful 50 minutes/5.75 miles. But good news: I joined the Rec Center so I no longer require daylight to run. Instead I get to run like a caged hamster on a wheel. There's just something about running on a treadmill that makes you feel like you're getting nowhere (and maybe it's the fact that you're actually getting nowhere!!!). Oh well... I am sure you can all agree it will be much safer than running amongst stray dogs, hobos, and psycho killers (eek... where's my bear spray?).
By the way, coach informed us today that race day is officially 3 weeks and 6 days out! I will hopefully be participating in a "simulation" run this weekend with the rest of the crew along the Highline Canal. I've never done a simulation run before... but the more I think about it... the more I think, "WHY HAVEN'T I THOUGHT OF THIS"!
TIP OF THE DAY: The "simulation run". We are supposed to mimic the few days around race day. So we will eat the same things the day before, wear the same clothes and shoes, hydrate the same way, and use the same gu shots or whatever energy booster/nourishment we plan to use the day of the race. I am totally surprised that I've never thought of this before... seeing as it is completely common sense! I'm especially sensitive to clothing when I'm running, so it will be good to see what works ahead of time and what goes wrong.
The only downside of this simulation run??? Wake up at the same time I would get up on race day! Uggghhh... I really try to limit my "before 5:00 am" wake ups on weekends to well... NONE!
Ohh... and speaking of hamsters... enjoy the following video... it's been stuck in my head for a week!
hahahahahahahaha... I hope this made your day!
3 comments:
I'd buy a Kia if I could ride around with dancing hamsters in the middle of a robotic battlefield.
at what point, mileage wise, do you think you need to start considering gu shots and energy stuff while running?
Lauren, I normally use them with 10 or more miles. It just depends on how you feel... a lot of people use them on shorter runs too.
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