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July 30, 2005
Run With Stops
I would love to be able to bike or elliptical on some of my off running days but whenever I add that in my knee cries. I decided I wasn’t being smart about it. I can’t just jump in and bike for 30 minutes. I should probably ramp up slowly like with running. I got out of work early and decided I should bike for 15 minutes. So…I took an hour nap. When I woke up there was a huge internal dialogue fight.
-It’s JUST 15 minutes. Put on your clothes and get outside.
-PLEASE, I ALREADY worked out today. CHILL OUT.
-You have to shower and wash your hair before dinner ANYWAY.
-There is no such thing as an “easy” 15 around my house b/c of the hills.
The winner…my OCD side. It was kind of nice weather outside and of course once I was outside I was happy to keep riding. I didn’t though as part of my new slow ramp up plan. I did get my heart rate up though b/c of the hills. Then I did a few sit-ups while I watched tv.
Dinner last night was fun. There was tapas and Sangria. Also, and this is showing my youth here, we decided there were enough sibs present at dinner (3/4) that my parents would pay for dinner. After a few glasses of Sangria we charged dinner to them….and THIS was after I was (nicely) making fun of my undergrad partner for being dependent on others…. but I mean, two of the three of us are in school, I work for free, and I’m the OLDEST. I am hardly a financial caretaker (aka financially successful older sister who can treat for events like that!) I wish I was, but I definitely am not right now.
This morning was super humid. I ran for 45 minutes and included a 2 mile loop around Theodore Roosevelt Island. Most of the loop is trail running. I usually don’t like to stop (when I run, bike, or swim) but today’s run had three stops: One for water at a water fountain. Two b/c for the first time I noticed there was actually a monument in the middle of the island (I usually stick to the periphery running trails but today for some reason I noticed a giant white “something” through the trees) so I stopped for 30 seconds to see it. Then on my way over the Key Bridge I passed a whole bunch of people from my very first running group which I ran with for three years. They are marathon training. One of the now coaches, who used to be a regular runner in my subgroup of the group (people are broken down into color groups by time) turned around and ran with me for a few minutes and then we stopped for about another 30 seconds at a light chatting before I was like…um, ok…I’ve got to keep going (I really do hate stopping-even yesterday I told Becky I didn’t want to interrupt her run. I guess she minds less than me!) We made plans for dinner sometime before I leave so I don’t feel too completely rude. Okay, I still do, but there is not much I can do about it :) He should KNOW I wouldn't want to stop and chat in the middle of my run! It's partially my own fault...when you only run for 45 minutes it matters more :)
I can’t believe I am blogging right now. I practically just got back. I am procrastinating all of the other things I have to do: I have some paying work to take care of, some internship work, picking classes, and some other school stuff.
The sib saga continues tonight with cocktails before I head over to see Becky et al.
Posted by Audrey at July 30, 2005 08:21 AM
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Heh, heh. My parents still buy me dinner when we go out, and they still send me money on my birthday. :)
So is the monument to Teddy Rosevelt? I guess that makes sense.
And yes, he should know better than to stop and chat during a run. And did you notice you have a very active social life? Lots of dinner/lunch dates and stuff.
Posted by: Jon in Michigan at July 30, 2005 09:25 AM