I Ran.
I ran 26.2 miles to get here
That's what it says on those mylar blankets they gave out at the end of the marathon. I wish I had thought to grab more since people were dumping theirs all over the place. I was messing around in Photoshop and spliced my leg onto a backdrop of those mylar blankets they give you at the end. I like how "I Ran" shows up in this cropped version.
And I did run today. I'm joining marathoner452's challenge to try to meet the standards at the 70th percentile in the Army's Physical Fitness Test. (Want to join? She's writing about the PFT Challenge in her journal.) 2 minutes of sit-ups, 2 minutes of push-ups, and a 2-mile run. We'll test ourselves March 1, 2006. So I needed to go for a run since I've been very lax in that part.
Relatively warm (for winter) in the mid-30s. Sidewalks icy. Tennis courts have so much ice that they look like skating rinks. The gates to the track had been padlocked. Looking on the other side, I could see that someone had cleared out one lane on the track and there were other footprints in the snow there. So I climbed over. Only 2 icy patches on the track. I did the first half mile in about 4:20 but then my watch stopped working. It's been acting nuts for the last few weeks. I kept a fairly steady pace but I'll assume I slowed down and estimate the time at 18:00. My running needs more work.
Total:
- est. 18:00 2-mile run
- 60 sit-ups
- 40 (real) push-ups