Running Commentary

Sore December 31 2004

That’s what I am today. Clearly my 13k run after a NINE day hiatus was a little overly ambitious. Today my quads are a little more than a little sore (hey I rhymed!). Maybe not enough water maybe not enough stretching. Maybe to much running yesterday.
OH WELL!
I won’t run today. Let my legs forgive me a little bit.
My goals (I won’t call them resolutions) for 2005 may include but are not limited to the following:

30k Around the Bay

Lose my last 12 lbs which may or maynot become 15lbs the closer I get to my goal

Incorporate strength training (someone has to help me with that plan)
CROSS TRAIN

make Help my husband finish all his uncompleted jobs in our house

Whip Chris’s ass into shape.

That’s it for now. NO MARATHON this year…maybe next year. We’ll see.
Everyone have a SAFE and happy New Year’s eve!

Kisses to all at midnight (but not really cause I hate touching people).

Strong December 30 2004

This is how I felt during my run. I JUST got home (still wearing running clothes) from my first run in 9 days.
I thought today’s run would be awful and hard. But instead it was glorious! I was alone, the weather was 3 C, I wore only light runny pants, a winter weight top and a vest. I ran out in the country on some side roads. It was beautiful. I did about 13k. Though I thought it was a little ambitious, I told myself I could walk as much as I wanted to today since I would be so badly out of shape for such a run.

No walking needed. I floated today. I was a great great run. I sailed up the big hills at the end like I haven’t missed a run. I am sufficiently sweaty and hungry (turns out I forgot to eat today) and in dire need of a shower.
I am happily surprised to find myself still able to run and run happily!

So I’m off to shower and change into jammies (again).

FINALLY

Last night this house was VOMIT free! It remains so today. HIP HIP HORRAY!

And now?
I run

Stealing Zoot. December 29 2004

Since I know you’re sick of all the complaining, I give you….

A Year in Review

A 2004 Meme, shamelessly stolen for her Zootness.

1. What did you do in 2004 that you’d never done before?
blogged & ran 2 half marathons (does that make 1 whole marathon) and then blogged about it

2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Yes I DID! Mine were to write more and run a half marathon. DONE. Not sure what they’ll be next year. Hmmmm.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
umm…no

4. Did anyone close to you die?

No

5. What countries did you visit?
NONE! I almost went shopping in the states one day…but then I didn’t

6. What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004?

sanity

7. What dates from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Sept 19th, the date of my first ever half marathon.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
The running obivously, some weightloss that was good. Not killing my husband and burying his body in the back yard.

9. What was your biggest failure?
NOT killing that bitch from running….ohhh she still makes me mad

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
shin splints and this stomach bug..that’s about it.

11. What was the best thing you bought?
IN THE WHOLE YEAR? Christ I don’t know! hmmmm

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Chris’ for taking care of us during Christmas. And totally putting up with all year. Even though I hate him.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and disgusted?
my FIL’s

14. Where did most of your money go?
Mortgage and truck payments..sadly

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
My races…if nausea counts as excitment. And my new deck.

16. What song will always remind you of 2004?
American Idiot.

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? happier.

b) thinner or fatter? fatter.

c) richer or poorer? richer

18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Played with my kids.

19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
eating & complaining

20. How will you be spending New Year’s Eve?
At home with my family, possibly a dvd, a chocolate fondue and board games

21. Did you fall in love in 2004?
No

22. How many one-night stands?
too old/married.

23. What was your favorite TV program?
Well most of the year was spent in a television free euphoria…but when I did finally allow antennae in the house to help us receive 2 local channels, my favourite show quickly became CSI & Survivor.

24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
yeah…yeah I do. I know it’s awful but I totally hate the running bitch.

25. What was the best book you read?
Ohh I read this series of books by Tad Williams…kinda sci-fi/fantasy type stuff. OHHH and some books by…what his name…Irving…world according to garp guy…LOVED his stuff…odd but good.

26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
The local bagpipe band, who will soon be instructing my son…

27. What did you want and get?
A new tile floor in the kitchen..I kinda got it.

28. What did you want and not get?
a forerunner (still pouting about that one). and jewelery…I told him EXACTLY where to go..I SHOWED him what I like there! Still…nothing.

29. What was your favorite film of this year?
I’m gonna say…eternal sunshine on the spotless mind. I REALLY like that one.I know there’s more…but that is this ONLY one that is in my mind right now.

30. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
um. I turned *cough* 32 and I………………don’t have a clue what I did, but it might have been a race.

31.What one thing would have made your year measurably more satisfying?
less craziness
32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004?
missing

33. What kept you sane?
Running hands down and my blog.

34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
I dunno. Johnny Depp totally cause he’s hot.

35. What political issue stirred you the most?
I’m afraid of Americans. (ok….not ALL Americans..I’m not afraid of YOU, but you…know I’m a little ascared of the big guy…)

36. Who did you miss?
Tracy, she lives an hour away we’ve known each other 28 years and we only saw each other twice this year.

37. Who was the best new person you met?
autiful bloggers.

38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2004.
Never trust a bitch who wears a THONG to run in and shows up at 7am race in FULL MAKE UP AND HAIR.

39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
“I am a mighty little man…” Steve Burns.

p.s. It’s 11:16pm and so far NO VOMIT!
::knocking on wood::

Troubling

Ok, Noah? Is still puking. Once a day, well once a night. At about 11:30pm EVERYNIGHT. He’s fine all day, goofy as ever. He eats well (things that are easy on his tummy). No vomit. He goes to bed at 8pm everynight. And somewhere between 11 and 11:30pm we hear a squeal from upstairs and sure enough it’s him with his dinner all around him in his crib. I swear we’re going to wear out all his sheets and blankets with all the washing! So we’ll probably go to a walk in clinic today, since our Dr’s office is still closed for the holidays. I hate going to those clinics, cause if you go in with one illness and come out with 12.
Ugh.
Anyone have a clue what this could be?
I figured it was Norwalk Virus from the begining since it is running wildly through our region right now, but he first vomitted last thursday night. This seems too long. And yes, he is well hydrated (everyone’s first concern).
There you have it.
Oh did I forget to tell you that Dori PEED on MY duvet Christmas eve? That should’ve been my first clue that Christmas was taking a down swing.
So I’m using Chris’s and he’s using…..a comforter….a rainbow comforter.
HEE!
Yes, we have seperate duvets. That’s a long story that involves my late MIL and a trip to Germany….I will save that for another day.
I am running today if it kills me (it may), it’s 1 degree above zero here and I NEED to run run run. I can’t wait!