Le sigh. Today, I bought new running shoes. I do this from time to time, and the last time was April 2010. (Crap. I didn’t think it’d been that long.) Ever since my first long-distance training day for my first Avon Walk, I have entrusted my feet to professionals. Back then, I had a pair [...]
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Grape Stomp. In my head, this is pronounced GrapeSTOMP, Hulk-smash style. 5K. October 23. It’s on. A new friend, living up to all reports of coolness from the mutual friend who introduced us, just gave me an actual training goal. Or: THIS WAS ALL HER IDEA. Which in no way invalidates the waivers I signed [...]
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I know it’s been all vacation slides, all the time, around here, and I want to thank y’all for putting up with that. Seriously? It was a week-long trip and I so don’t want to write that all out in my non-webby journal. I mean, I tried while I was there and only managed a [...]
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0:00 – 03:30: God, this sucks, I’m not awake yet, wah. 03:31 – 04:30: That’s better. God, why is this so slooowwww? *3 6 9, the goose drank wine, the monkey chewed tobacco on the streetcar line*… 04:31 – 05:00: Hey, come on 5! I can speed it up at 5. Comeon5nownownow okay04:49! Close enough. 05:01 [...]
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Young Guy Who Beat Me to the Gym Yesterday: “Oh, hey.” Me: “Good morning.” YGWBMGY: gets up and moves toward his pile of stuff Me: “Oh, you’re okay.” YGWBMGY: “…I was just gonna put my shirt on.” Me: “…Oh.” Me: “Sorry, I meant your music’s okay — I’ve got headphones.” *** New Stylist, at Same Salon [...]
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Old kicks, bought for stability on two-day Avon Walks: New kicks, bought for running every other day: Still Brooks, although I tried some Karhus that were serious contenders (and would’ve been cheaper…). I’m not brand-loyal in this area — the only live-or-die brand loyalty I’ve got in the running world is Thorlo socks. Because, my god, they’re perfect. [...]
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So. This running thing continues. Every other day, I get up early and run for 30 minutes (31, if you count the first level of cooling down, which I do at my slooow running pace). Generally, I do 5 to 10 minutes at 3.5 mph, then go to 3.6. I work in 5 to 10 [...]
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