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October 31, 2005
Office Needs a Drying Rack
Because I can’t run:
-I can’t read Runner’s World. (It puts me over the edge. I am saving my issue for a few weeks.)
-I am super flexible. (All running related tightness is gone. I had honestly completely forgotten that I used to be flexible.)
-I have to wake up earlier than usual to hit my pool’s limited swim hours.
This morning I got up at 6:20 and was in the water by 7. I was doing my last lap when they blew the air horn to call time at 7:30. That was cool. I had been running around my apt and then sprinting to the pool on my bike to make it there in time so it was satisfying to have succeeded. I swam for 29:40. It had been about 2 weeks since I last swam and for some reason I started having flashbacks to my tri training from the summer. I think it was b/c the bulk of my swimming (ever) was from when I was tri training and (also like this summer) today I had to swim, shower, and head right to work. Whatever the reason (maybe I am just antsy from not running and I have extra energy) I missed tri training (which is the complete opposite of not running)!! I want to do another one. [Not sure if I mentioned this before-but a girl I go to school with and I are going to train for one in spring 06]. I also got about 4 miles of biking in b/c I went from home to pool to work to school to work to home. My new schedule is annoying, but at least I get to be outside a lot.
When I was at work today I didn't want to leave my bathing suit soaking wet in my backpack so I hid it under a spare desk (someone else shares my desk when I am not there) on my towel with a note next to it saying I would be back for it later when I returned from school. It seemed normal to me at the time. In retrospect, what if I found my boss' swim trunks under a spare desk with a note next to it? WEIRD. Maybe I should rethink my drying location.
Posted by Audrey at October 31, 2005 02:59 PM
Comments
That is great that you're going to do another tri! I bet all the tri training is good for your injuries - it makes you stronger.
I love your costume. It is hilarious!
I hope your tendonitis is better very soon!!
Posted by: Barb at October 31, 2005 06:37 PM
I have to say - if I found a random bathing suit underneath a desk at work - I might be weirded out. Not to say I haven't seen weirder things. (the story made me laugh out loud by the way!)
Posted by: Beth at October 31, 2005 07:48 PM
Hmm, I can't post my comment re: hanging clothing in the office. I get a "questionable content" error. Ooh la la...
BTW, I loved your costume. And the fact that you took such good care of your orthotics. You're a runner through and through.
Posted by: Leilani at November 1, 2005 09:03 AM
Running made you less flexible? Hmmmm. That's interesting. Maybe the running has made my inflexibility worse.
Posted by: Jon in Michigan at November 1, 2005 11:02 AM