- I’ve run six out of the last eight days.
- I went out of town over the weekend. I took my clothes, shoes and Garmin, planning to get a run in while I was there. That, in and of itself, shows a huge shift in my thought process. And when it was too cold and rainy, I got up early and went to the hotel fitness center instead, doing 45 minutes on the treadmill. On top of which, after I flew home the next day I made a point to go run rather than just flopping on the couch for the rest of the night.
- The newest knee issue petered out after a couple of days of twingy-ness at the start of my runs. The on-going tightness behind my right knee remains.
- I went to an ENT who put me on yet another antibiotic and at least 4 nasal sprays, but I do generally feel better, and the cough has lessened considerably. My culture came back as staph, requiring a change of antibiotics to something stronger (Antibiotics which, it seems, are the go-to choice for gonorrhea and syphilis. I’ll stick to my staph, thanks). Since my nose hasn’t fallen off, I’m assuming it’s not the flesh-eating kind.
- I talked Boo, my oldest, into going on a run with me this week. Unintentional speed work, since I found myself huffing and puffing and realized we were doing 11:18. Right up to the point I realized it, at any rate. The two miles ended up averaging out at 13 mm, which was not unheard of for me on shorter runs. She, however, had trouble going so slowly, and stopped to walk more than once, waiting for me to catch up. Not to mention that she chatted the whole way. Not gasped. Not huffed. Not growled. Chatted. Continuously.
- Boo did the Bison Stampede this weekend while I was out of town. I had originally registered for myself about 10 minutes before the mailman brought that wedding invitation. So I told her to find a friend and run it in my place. In addition to the race tee, she got quite the fetching wooly-bison horn baseball cap. Which she wore during the run. She finished in 27:30 and would have beat the first-place finisher in her age group by over four minutes.
- I’m looking forward to the 5K on the 17th, since it will be the first time I’ve raced that distance. And it’s practically in my backyard, so I’ll walk to the start as my warm-up. No matter what happens, it’ll be a personal best!
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