eeyore type of day
sure is wonderfully gloomy! I was wondering why I couldn't get anyone from Intel to call me or even email me when I mentioned, "well, maybe they don't have any power".. and sure enuff a quick search of Oregon news said they're having a heck of a winter storm right now and lots of places are without power..
But on a happier note, Happy Birthday tripam !! (I hope it's happy anyway!)
We had a lovely yoga class at HCRC Thursday. This was good in that I needed it. This was bad in that muscles I forgot I had are STILL hurting..
Sunday morning's long run was really difficult. We ran most of the northern half of the Austin Marathon course. I didn't have much trouble remembering where to turn off Shoal Creek cause I knew Tracy was running White Rock! I guess the first 'negative' was it was too hot and way too humid, even though I started at 6:55am. I had also made the drive to Marble Falls Saturday afternoon (1 hr 15 min driving) to see my brother in law and 10 year old niece in "Fantasy Nutcracker" (2 1/2 hours of sitting) following by driving back home (1 hr 15 min). That's about 5 hours of sitting on my ass. Didn't get home till 10:30. Note to self: don't try that again when you have to get up at 5:15 the next day for the 3 hour run. Jamie had me leave before everyone else which was fine, I was going to suggest that anyway, and it didn't take long for Praveeta to catch up to me out on 35th and pass me just before crossing Mopac. Running up Jackson, several others passed me by, Diana and someone I recognize by sight but CANNOT remember her name! hopefully she'll be at the party Friday and I can embarrass myself by asking her again. A few blocks later, I heard Susan's distinctive voice telling a story about some race she'd done when a guy got sick after eating a fried Hostess pie. She said, "I didn't know they made those anymore!" Leary and trichelle and the rest of that pack whizzed by me. Pretty soon Amber went by and she fell into step with another lady up ahead. Finally, out on Hancock Tracy passed me on the left. I said, "oh, you are here after all!" and she replied that she showed up at the last minute, turning the corner on two wheels to the starting point.. Fish and Jamie had our "rest stop" over on White Rock so I stopped to get water to wash down my hammer gel.
There were lots of other folks out running also (probably another training group) but they were all running the opposite way.. weird. I really needed a bathroom stop so had already planned to check out whether the bathrooms at the ballfield behind Gullett were open. No need. There was a strategically placed porta potty just behind home plate. It's lonely at the back of the pack.. sigh.. I had spent probably 2 hours Sat afternoon loading up some podrunner mixes, charged the ipod and had it sitting by the Garmin. I remembered to take it Sunday but when Jamie told me to take off I realized.. duh.. an ipod is not much good without headphones.. so I stuffed it back into the trunk before I started the run. Long about the time I crossed Burnet Rd., I was really wishing I'd gotten more sleep, the run was getting painful. Fish and Jamie met me on Morrow before the turn onto Woodrow and said they'd gotten kicked out of the gas station parking lot. they wanted to make sure I knew where to turn so they said there's a sign that says "happy birthday jesus". I took a gu and washed it down with water and refilled my gatorade bottle. Steve lives over in that 'hood and if they'd just said to turn by Crestview Minimax, that would have made it obvious to me where to turn. I had to consult the map at Romeria but that didn't take too long. Final "rest stop" where I had my 3rd gu and water was on Guadalupe (intramural fields). Going south on Guadalupe there was a bit of a headwind, and I was really really really ready to be done. I walked a little. and I walked some more crossing over mopac. That sidewalk isn't very wide and it freaks me out a little to run on it above Mopac (that plus I knew it was windy - even though it'd take LOTS of wind to knock me over). Finally, I came down that last hill on Exposition and heard someone (Leary?) say, "Go Annette!". Man, that was a painful 13+ mile run.. Fish asked what else I was doing later and advised me to "take it easy". I stayed behind a loooooooong time to stretch. Headed way down south to take some clothing to Cindy, then back up mopac to Steve's to shower and head over to see the Lady Horns play Tennessee. although the score was 31all at halftime, the Lady Horns managed to win it.
I haven't done any more working out since Sunday! that seems to be the theme anymore - after a long run my body seems to require at least 2 days off.. we have TxI women's group tonight, meeting at HCRC for that. I really want to go home and take a nap instead..
But on a happier note, Happy Birthday tripam !! (I hope it's happy anyway!)
We had a lovely yoga class at HCRC Thursday. This was good in that I needed it. This was bad in that muscles I forgot I had are STILL hurting..
Sunday morning's long run was really difficult. We ran most of the northern half of the Austin Marathon course. I didn't have much trouble remembering where to turn off Shoal Creek cause I knew Tracy was running White Rock! I guess the first 'negative' was it was too hot and way too humid, even though I started at 6:55am. I had also made the drive to Marble Falls Saturday afternoon (1 hr 15 min driving) to see my brother in law and 10 year old niece in "Fantasy Nutcracker" (2 1/2 hours of sitting) following by driving back home (1 hr 15 min). That's about 5 hours of sitting on my ass. Didn't get home till 10:30. Note to self: don't try that again when you have to get up at 5:15 the next day for the 3 hour run. Jamie had me leave before everyone else which was fine, I was going to suggest that anyway, and it didn't take long for Praveeta to catch up to me out on 35th and pass me just before crossing Mopac. Running up Jackson, several others passed me by, Diana and someone I recognize by sight but CANNOT remember her name! hopefully she'll be at the party Friday and I can embarrass myself by asking her again. A few blocks later, I heard Susan's distinctive voice telling a story about some race she'd done when a guy got sick after eating a fried Hostess pie. She said, "I didn't know they made those anymore!" Leary and trichelle and the rest of that pack whizzed by me. Pretty soon Amber went by and she fell into step with another lady up ahead. Finally, out on Hancock Tracy passed me on the left. I said, "oh, you are here after all!" and she replied that she showed up at the last minute, turning the corner on two wheels to the starting point.. Fish and Jamie had our "rest stop" over on White Rock so I stopped to get water to wash down my hammer gel.
There were lots of other folks out running also (probably another training group) but they were all running the opposite way.. weird. I really needed a bathroom stop so had already planned to check out whether the bathrooms at the ballfield behind Gullett were open. No need. There was a strategically placed porta potty just behind home plate. It's lonely at the back of the pack.. sigh.. I had spent probably 2 hours Sat afternoon loading up some podrunner mixes, charged the ipod and had it sitting by the Garmin. I remembered to take it Sunday but when Jamie told me to take off I realized.. duh.. an ipod is not much good without headphones.. so I stuffed it back into the trunk before I started the run. Long about the time I crossed Burnet Rd., I was really wishing I'd gotten more sleep, the run was getting painful. Fish and Jamie met me on Morrow before the turn onto Woodrow and said they'd gotten kicked out of the gas station parking lot. they wanted to make sure I knew where to turn so they said there's a sign that says "happy birthday jesus". I took a gu and washed it down with water and refilled my gatorade bottle. Steve lives over in that 'hood and if they'd just said to turn by Crestview Minimax, that would have made it obvious to me where to turn. I had to consult the map at Romeria but that didn't take too long. Final "rest stop" where I had my 3rd gu and water was on Guadalupe (intramural fields). Going south on Guadalupe there was a bit of a headwind, and I was really really really ready to be done. I walked a little. and I walked some more crossing over mopac. That sidewalk isn't very wide and it freaks me out a little to run on it above Mopac (that plus I knew it was windy - even though it'd take LOTS of wind to knock me over). Finally, I came down that last hill on Exposition and heard someone (Leary?) say, "Go Annette!". Man, that was a painful 13+ mile run.. Fish asked what else I was doing later and advised me to "take it easy". I stayed behind a loooooooong time to stretch. Headed way down south to take some clothing to Cindy, then back up mopac to Steve's to shower and head over to see the Lady Horns play Tennessee. although the score was 31all at halftime, the Lady Horns managed to win it.
I haven't done any more working out since Sunday! that seems to be the theme anymore - after a long run my body seems to require at least 2 days off.. we have TxI women's group tonight, meeting at HCRC for that. I really want to go home and take a nap instead..