A Passion for Running

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i’ll be bahck!

passion for running category: run log,running on Wednesday, December 1 2004

I took Gretchen along on my run today. What a mistake! You see, after we ran the Royal Victoria Marathon, I sent her to Germany for a vacation. Apparently she is bahck.

I headed out for a light 40 minute run and all I heard the whole time was, “You are so slowwww. You run like a girlee mahn. What is da mahter wit you? Loook how high your heart rate is. Come on come on, run fahster!”

When I tried to explain about the ankle she retorted, “Hurt? Injury? Those are for girlee boys. There is no pain. There is only running. Now RUN and quit kombplaining!”

According to Gretchen, my average heart rate was 169 (85% of max) on a pretty slow run. Pah!

The Positive Stuff

One: The fitness will come back.
Two: There was/is no pain in the ankle whatsoever. Even that tender spot on my ankle bone is going away. There is a very small bit of tenderness but I am pretty sure my one day on, one day off regimen will foster its disappearance by early next week.
Three: I’m running!




12 Comments

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Comment by Chris Brogan...

Wednesday December 01, 2004 @

Gretchen needs a little poke in the nostrils.

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Comment by Deene

Wednesday December 01, 2004 @

Funny. Glad your owies are getting better.

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Comment by Lara

Wednesday December 01, 2004 @

Yay – glad your ankle is feeling better!

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Comment by susan

Wednesday December 01, 2004 @

Ha, so funny! Glad things are improving (patience, Gretchen)

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Comment by Jon in Michigan

Thursday December 02, 2004 @

Yes, agreed, smack Gretchen. Sounds like you are doing great, Mark.

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Comment by Dianna (RCOH)

Thursday December 02, 2004 @

Tee hee. I love Gretchen’s accent. She made me laugh.

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Comment by Dawn

Thursday December 02, 2004 @

For some reason I keep picturing Arnie in a short blonde wig…..

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Comment by Richard

Thursday December 02, 2004 @

Mark: Yay! Ain’t running grand?
Dawn: Do you often picture Arnold in a short blonde wig?

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Comment by Lesley

Thursday December 02, 2004 @

And what’s this reference “running like a girl” suppose to mean….hmmmmmmmmm. Glad it felt good Mark!

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Comment by Pamalamadingdong

Thursday December 02, 2004 @

I totally run like a girl. I throw like a girl and I hit like a girl.

SOOO glad you’re baaahck

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Comment by Oliver

Friday December 03, 2004 @

Cool, you are bahck but I really need to know what language Gretchen is speaking. Maybe you should switch to real German that will make you RUN ;-)

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Comment by Alex

Friday December 03, 2004 @

Niiiice. Good job getting through that little hiccup.

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