Plans…

I did a 4 mile run in a 12:12/mile pace last night.  While it was great to see R and K, the run was a bit humid.  R and I were supposed to do 15 this weekend, but R hasn’t run more than 10 miles lately, so we’re going to do 13.  There’s always next [...]

Nantucket-2

Even with IT Band problems, I managed to run twice on vacation–a short run and a 13 (or maybe 12.5) mile run to train for the marathon.  I went to the chiro on Tuesday, after another short, advil-less and uncomfortable run.  The chiro did a technique that involves rubbing the IT Band with metal implements. [...]

Nantucket-Part 1

My trip was glorious! 
I flew in last Thursday morning.  After finding out that my luggage had stayed in NY along with 20 other people’s things, H met me and whisked me off to the “club.”  I love going to the club right from the plane—it’s gotten to be something of a tradition.  We met [...]

All I ever wanted

Tomorrow I go on vacation.  I’m totally convinced that my day tomorrow will go like this.  6AM: Oh, ok…time to get up. 6:30AM:  omygodmy stomachHURTS. 7AM:  Time to leave…oh, blood.  Oh, I must have gotten my PERIOD.  LATE.  Just in time to get on a little plane and moan and not my able to use [...]

grr

Is it possible to gain 2 lbs in two days…probably not without gorging.  In that case, I’m bloated and I need to bleed soon before I get more irate.
The WW thing is really irritating me. I need to either commit to it (after vacation) or put it aside until after marathon training is over. This [...]

Can’t trust that day

This is a three day work week for me.  My demi-boss is on vacation, so it’s likely to go particularly fast.
The last half of August is so quiet in NY. The subways are almost empty, even during rush hours. It looks like a lot of people have decamped to the seashore or “upstate” to rest.  [...]

Finally, finally, Finally, Finally, finally

Yesterday my chiro checked out my left knee problem and diagnosed an IT (iliotibial) band issue. I’m pretty sure that she suspected the IT Band from the symptoms I described to her last week.  We’ve agreed on a course of treatment–I’m going to use foam rollers for the next ten days and then she’s going [...]

She w000n’t know what she’s up against

I did my 4 mile run at a 12:35 pace and it felt fine.  Once the weather cools down I can do a lot better, but my breathing suffers on these humid days despite taking Advair twice daily. 
I was relieved because this is my first short run in over a week that hasn’t felt bad.  [...]

Scattered

The cat is not happy with her bathroom accommodations. I went to pick her up from the guest bed last night to bring her to the bathroom and she went to bite me.  I told her that a biting habit might well hasten her demise.
Meanwhile, I watched the glorious “So You Think You Can Dance” performance finale. I [...]

No more stinky hippie

This morning I had to visit a couple of sites out in Queens.  It went pretty well.  I took a car service from one site to the other, and noticed that the driver had an interesting driving strategy. When he got cut off or anything similar he would applaud. Instead of screaming, cursing/hurling invective [good [...]