With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams...

1 mile walk in the hood at sunset.  Beautiful.

Lovely labor day run.  Nice to sleep in and have the weather still be nice...at least until the last mile when the cool, moist air saw the sun and heated up like a sauna.  But it was just the last mile.

MR brought the water & rode the bike.  We did P-town run- saw a squirrel with a smashed head and lots of flies, but didn't want to stop my momentum and take a photo.  

Avg pace was just under 9:50.  Not really fast, but I was pleased that I was able to pull the last mile at a 8:58.

So long, summer.  See you next year!

p90x plyometrics

my legs are so sore from plyo.  I don't do it often enough and my body never adjusts, so when I do it, it always leaves me hurting.  I hope all the soreness is good for something.  It's definitely not good for sitting up & down on a chair in a skirt.

So my speed workout today was not speedy at all.  I did try to go faster when I was running up the overpass hill, and the last mile home.  That's all the fast I could muster out of these legs.

When I was in the shower after the run, I had a bad burning sensation on my collarbone.  Something bit me in 3 different spots.  It's like I've got 3 big spider hickeys on my collar.  Sweet!!  Just like my friends in high school :-)

Had to do the full seminary ride today, so I got up & out earlier than usual.  I don't like splitting the run, so I did what I could in the time I had.  Lucky for me, I got to sleep in the car during seminary and make up for some of that lost morning time.  Good thing I keep a stuffed opossum in my car to double as a pillow for occasions just like this! 

Around mile .6 I was shuffling along (at a 10:59 pace) and trying to warm up my sore legs when I stumbled a little on something.  Like I ran my foot across the top of something.  Then I heard this little faint rattling sound and decided to run away quickly instead of stopping to turn around and find out what it was that was making such a noise.  It could have been anything, but in my head it was a little rattlesnake, so I just ran on as fast as my tired legs could carry me.

On the way home, around mile 4, there was a huge noise in the soybean field I was running along.  Something big was running away from the road into the beanfield.  I'm sure it was chupacabra.  It didn't bother going after me, because they primarily attack goats, and I am not a goat.

 Ahhh...they joys of running in the dark.

My legs are still sore from Tuesday.  What gives?

I got up a little early & did the p90x stretch video before another seminary drive.  This time I went and did my shopping at the store instead of sleeping in the car.  Thank goodness for 24 hour Super Wal-Mart!  

Imagine my delight when I saw 2 boys who graduated in June at WalMart at 6:20 am.  They never could get to school on time, but here they were at the store before the crack of dawn.  They yelled out to me that "We're gonna get smashed drunk today because we don't have to go to school!"   (Oh, I am so proud.)   Then they took off for the pharmacy section of the store.  I guess since they're not 21, they're just going to buy a lot of nyquil.  Precious little lambs. 

I ran 4 with Wyatt, who had a church breakfast and knife sale to go to.  It's good to talk and catch up on the week, but 4 miles isn't enough some days (like today).

Then I dropped off some water, came home & changed my socks.  They were wet from running in the fields (dew).  Checked on MR who didn't get in till 4 am, so I gave him the morning off.

I ran my 9 miles swamp route, and added a mile in a neighborhood I run past.  I made sure I had some $ in my shorts so when I ran past Wyatt's church I could buy something from their bake sale.  Unfortunately, it was all indoors, so I missed out on the baptist brownies (which are sinfully fabulous!!).

I had a good run.  With 3 miles left, my legs were feeling tired, but I managed to get a couple faster miles in at the end.  I just really wanted to get done with the run, so I hurried home.  After mile 14, I walked 1.4 miles to cool down and got my legs used to working a little longer so maybe next week's 16 won't come as a complete shock to their system.

Beautiful weather.  The direct sunlight was getting warm, but the air was cooler, and any little bits I was able to get in the shade were marvelous.

avg pace with Wyatt was 10:11.  for the 10 miles alone, avg pace was 9:34.   Last 2 miles were 9:22 and 9:14.  It was mostly a progressive run, but a couple of miles I was texting, and they ended up being slower.   The texting was a nice distraction though.  My music wasn't charged, so I went alone without music or MR...just me and my brain.  We did a pretty good job keeping each other company.

I saw a dead squirrel who was all smashed except for his fluffy tail, a dead cat that had his face chewed off, and 3 dove hunters walking out of the field.  They said they got a few.  I saw the boxes they were carrying their prizes in, but not the birds themselves.

This blog is getting long.  Glad the run is over.  Glad I survived.  Glad I get to go to the Greek Festival and enjoy baklava and other tasty treats this afternoon.  Thank goodness for phyllo and butter!