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June 24, 2005
Ode to Real Life People
These are some of the people I know in real life who read my blog. They are all embarking on new running adventures and I wanted to wish them luck (well, I don’t believe in luck b/c I think hard work is more useful. Instead I wish them happiness and success in their pursuits.)
M from Maine is overcoming knee issues (just like me!) and even as she does her knee exercises and icing she signed up for her first half marathon in the fall.
G from Ohio is training for her first half marathon and recently “ran extra” one day…just b/c she felt like it.
K from Maryland e-mailed b/c she was excited she ran 20 minutes without stopping…and wanted to know: could she run again the very next night even though she was sore? (How hard core to want to do more and more!)
A from Nairobi, Kenya, told me he has been running four times a week at elevation and now he can keep up with me…sure A! But hey, whatever is going to motivate you to get out the door! :)
P from NY is training for his second Marine Corps marathon-and he plans to go sub-4.
I always talk about how inspiring the bloggers are, but really, how awesome are my offline friends too?? Kick some butt you guys!!!
As for me…I biked about 50 minutes this morning (round trip to the pool and back). One would think b/c went to the pool I also would have gone swimming-but no. The pool is apparently closed on Friday mornings. So I will head back (via car) in 30 minutes when I digest today’s snack-popcorn and a Balance bar. I have been absolutely STARVING for days. [This reminds me of the first time I trained for a marathon. We were all talking about whether or not we had lost weight since we started running since we were all relatively new runners. One guy said, “No-but now I can eat a whole box of Ritz crackers.” We were all just so hungry from all the miles!!]
Tomorrow I am going to an all day tri clinic with Leilani. For the record, I plan to wear a shirt for the duration of the clinic, including the running portion.
Posted by Audrey at June 24, 2005 05:18 PM
Comments
"Real life people". Heh, heh. I know what you mean, but it is kinda funny how we categorize them. Even if I only see a certain friend of mine once a year, he's still a "real life person", as opposed to the blogger people that I've never me but correspond with every day. I guess if I meet some of the blog folks, that might make them "real people who blog". Maybe. :)
Posted by: Jon in Michigan at June 25, 2005 11:36 AM