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October 07, 2005
College
First and foremost…she was wearing very short tight red spandex and a sleeveless running top that showed her stomach. She could definitely pull the outfit off-just maybe not in the shoe section of the sports store.
As for the working out…I started out the week sleep deprived b/c I still can’t fall asleep at night. I went out Wednesday night and probably drank too much. The sugar woke me at 2 AM and from 3-5. I had to get up at 6:45 and go running. 40 minutes. I was so so tired. But I had to. It was my only chance to run Thursday and I had to go if I wanted to fit in a second run before Tufts on Monday. My calf felt fine, but quite honestly, the rest of the run was kind of rough. It was completely my fault though for not taking care of my body.
Transportation…I flew to DC for a wedding Thursday night. I took SO MANY forms of transportation. I am most proud of making it from BWI (30+ miles away) to my sister’s college campus for $4.10. It involved a bus, the metro, a shuttle, and then some walking.
I’m an alum of my sister’s college so it has been crazy being back. This morning I went to my old gym and swam for 30 minutes. I did 25 minutes of laps and 5 minutes of some sprints/harder swimming. The gym and pool have both been modernized since I was here. I slept in the on-campus apartments last night with my sister and today I have been bumming around with my undergrad friend who is here for the same wedding as me. We stopped by my freshman year RA’s apartment (who lives with another friend of ours) which is where I am staying tonight. They are both going to same wedding too. We are in the student center right now and we just saw my freshman year boyfriend who is on campus for a different wedding tomorrow. We only saw him from a distance (too far away to see the wedding ring I know he is sporting) but close enough to see he has in fact “aged” ridiculously well. An old bf sighting only adds to the “we never left college” type of day we are having. [And I am glad he didn’t see me b/c he’s in a suit and I am in jeans, two ribbed t-shirts, and sneakers]. I imagine I will see him (and his wife) tomorrow though as the wedding he is attending is at 3 and ours is at 1 (my former RA filled us in on these details earlier today).
As for the 10K…I didn’t mention it but I was lightly sore after running for 25 minutes on Tuesday and I was a bit sore today as well after running for 40 minutes yesterday. I don’t think it bodes well for Monday that gentle jogging is making me sore after the few days I took off earlier this week. I think I have had a running injury every other week for a month and a half or two months so I really don’t think I would call my running “training” rather than just exercise. I certainly haven’t done anything different to prep for this race than I usually do when I am running.
All that said-I hope to PR. (What runner doesn’t want that??) I think there is a legitimate chance I might be able to even given the lack of running I have been doing. The last 10K I ran in was years ago and I ran 48 and change (exact time unknown). At the time I remember being surprised that I passed the 6 mile mark and I was still running. I had thought the course was only 6 miles. My bad. Things I have going in my favor for Monday include knowing how long the course is and understanding that racing is supposed to be a little uncomfortable. Things going against me…lack of training, a potentially hurt calf (though it’s doing okay), and having no idea where packet pick-up is. I am excited to see the other bloggers and I wonder if either of them will beat me by more than 10 minutes…I am laying down the challenge!
Back to college.
Posted by Audrey at October 7, 2005 04:45 PM
Comments
Have fun at the wedding this weekend, hope that there aren't any more ex sightings! We'll have to come up with some sort of meeting place for the race because you'll be out of town until Sunday night. I think that there is packet pick-up in the Common on race day...
Blondie
Posted by: Blondie at October 7, 2005 05:27 PM
Audrey, enjoy the wedding and good luck at Tufts!
Posted by: Leilani at October 7, 2005 06:00 PM
I hope you have a great time at the wedding. I'm also going to a wedding this weekend. Good luck at Tufts. I wish I could be there to see you. I'll be in Boston the day before to meet other bloggers, but I have to go home (as in where I grew up) after the race. Too bad!
Posted by: Caitlin at October 7, 2005 07:27 PM
Yeah, that packet pickup thing is pretty crucial. Right up there with where the race starts from. :)
Old boyfriends during alumni weekend. That's got to top the list for anxiety filled events. None of that old flame still burning is it? ;)
Posted by: Jon in Michigan at October 7, 2005 08:05 PM
Have a great time at the wedding! Good luck at Tufts! I am sure you will do great! Have a good one!
Posted by: noelle at October 7, 2005 10:27 PM
Hope you have a great time today at the wedding! And good luck at Tufts. If you find where to pick up the race packet on Monday...it's all a piece of cake from there... :)
Posted by: Beth at October 8, 2005 07:19 AM
Good luck at Tufts!
Posted by: MandM at October 8, 2005 07:43 AM