Without hesitation, I ran 18 miles on Sunday and honestly, it wasn’t that bad. It was no different than any other hurdle I faced in the past, except that I wore my shnazzy SPIbelt with a sports bar tucked inside to refuel at the 13 mile mark. My pace was decent, but I didn’t try to set any new records with my time (3:39:30).
It certainly was an interesting run. Tiffany and I saw two doe, two deer, two female deer, which funny enough was followed by ray, a drop of golden sun as we ran into the sunrise. This led to me, a name I call myself, and Tiffany singing “Do-Re-Mi“. We’ll do whatever it takes to make it through, because we certainly had far, a long, long way to run. (Thanks for the inspiration, Tiffany.)
Then, after our first water break after a 5 mile run, a fast walking gentleman passed us and made a comment about our water bottles. “So, you’re the ones with the bottles?”
“Yes, it’s us and we need to rehydrate”, I replied in a sing-song voice.
Then, I looked at Tiffany with a puzzling look. “Is he the one who pinched our bottles a few weeks back? Do you think he’ll return them since he knows it’s us?”
I really do miss my 12 oz. lovely ergonomic sports bottle. *sigh*
Along with my usual running, this week’s plan also includes a hunt to find new shoes. My once new shoes are now shot and I am beginning to feel that familiar pain in my knees. Hopefully, I can find a reasonably priced pair this week. I need to break in a pair in the next few weeks before I can even think about running in new shoes in a marathon.
9 Comments
December 8, 2008 at 5:05 pm
love that you guys broke out in song and i’m inspired by your ability to just get out there and do the long run. i usually dilly-dally and don’t get out for a couple hours after originally planned. this is excusable in the cooler, winter weather, but in the summer it can really throw a wrench in things. what’s up with the water bottle thief? hope they magically show back up!
ps – have you ever tried runningwarehouse.com? if you already know your style & size they usually have lower-priced shoes and free 2-day shipping.
December 8, 2008 at 6:25 pm
The two of you should have kicked his ass.
No talking is allowed between different group of runners. A head nod, a wave…maybe a “hi” but nothing else.
The mere mention of the water bottle should have been enough to warrant the ass kicking.
December 8, 2008 at 6:31 pm
@MTAE- LOL
I just wished I had my mace yesterday!
@Lindsay- The cold weather does make me lazy and want to hibernate, but for my Sunday runs, I psyche myself up for it. Thanks for the tips about runningwarehouse.com. I will look there first.
December 9, 2008 at 12:58 am
Wow! 18 miles while singing? Great job!
December 9, 2008 at 3:05 pm
Hee hee. We both blog. –Syd from HS
December 10, 2008 at 12:59 pm
SPI belt, you got a SPI belt and it’s not even christmas yet!
December 21, 2008 at 8:42 pm
[...] Besides Lori, Tiffany and I, there were no other runners this morning, except for the deer. I suppose other runners don’t like thick fog, but the deer enjoy frolicking through it. And yes, we did sing again. [...]
July 12, 2009 at 9:19 am
[...] along the trail, I spotted a deer during our run and of course, Tiffany and I busted out the Do Re Mi’s again which caused the deer to run off into the woods and I envied its speed and grace. Some runners in [...]
July 18, 2009 at 8:04 am
[...] along the trail, I spotted a deer during our run and of course, Tiffany and I busted out the Do Re Mi’s again which caused the deer to run off into the woods and I envied its speed and grace. Some runners in [...]