I got suckered into having a green beer after work today - before swim practice. I let it happen, truth be told. I went along with it, I've never had one before! (Which is an oddity in itself...how did I get to 28 w/o a green beer experience?) Figured I was quite hydrated, it was only one, it should be fine. Nevermind ye little niggling voice in my head that said, "Who cares if it's only one, it's still beer, and it's green, and it's Bud Light, and you're going to swim!!!"
"Pshaw on the, little niggling voice, it'll all be fine. We're all Irish today!!!"
Oh how I regretted that thought. I have no idea what practice was, but I know it was a series of 500's, with an array of internal mechanics of descending, negative splitting, and splitting my head wide open with a POUNDING headache. (And ye little leprechaun voice bastard forgot me watter bottle in the car....) I have no idea how far I swam or how many of the 500's, I'm sure we made all of them, and I'm equally sure I swam an extra 50 on at least one of them (DAMN LEPRECHAUN). But I survived and after swimming felt a bit better.
An approximation:
300 WU (in the middle of their 2nd 500)
500 on 7:30 - Fast, Mod, Fast, Mod, Fast x100
500 on 7:30 - Desc x 250
500 on 7:30 - Desc x 100
5x100 on 1:30 - Desc. (SURVIVE)
500 on 7:30 - Steady
I think there was another one in there....but I honestly have no clue.
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March 17, 2009
March 16, 2009
Da Dog Run Run
Ran 3.2 with Vivi today. About 37 minutes running, with about 3 - 5 before and after walking. Amazingly dumb dog ran amazingly well!! We had a good time. Nice, relaxed pace, she started to pooper out in about the last half mile or so, but she ran well! Only a couple of freak outs at the bridge, a truck, a dog, and some loud cars, and a few spastic moments with the "Gentle Leader" but no pure temper tantrums and no major incidents. I'm really proud.
She got to sleep inside for her trouble! Maybe we can make this a regular thing.
I felt really good, too.
She got to sleep inside for her trouble! Maybe we can make this a regular thing.
I felt really good, too.
March 14, 2009
Damn Mini Runners
I've decided the mini runners are a pain in my ass. Actually, it's still a great event that keeps sucking more and more people into a healthier lifestyle, and I'm cool with that. Whatever it takes - if they're out and moving just becuase it's in their backyards or someone guilted them into it, I'm cool with that....lazy bums. Ha.
But, back to why I have an issue with them...they're in my way. And they run fast. Well, some of them walk, but they're still moving at a good clip and they're still in my way. And here's the kicker of what's really driving me crazy....their LONG run, is my SHORT or TEMPO run....ARGH. Any idea how discouraging that is? To watch these gazelles shooting by on either side of you while you trudge along (or struggle to catch up with the walker with the wiggly hips up ahead) and to know (but not be able to screech in an alarmingly high-pitched voice) that you're going TWICE as far as they are? It's not consoling, I tell ya. It's not reassuring at all to know that you, in one long run on a random Saturday, are running further than their entire race. All that's known is that they keep passing you, like gazelles, on either side, like it's easy. Bastards. It is, however, oddly comforting when you see one working much harder than they should be. It's like my little inner bitchy voice gets to snivel and point and say HA! Not so easy now, is it pal? Bet you couldn't keep THAT up for 14 miles...eh? eh? Yeah, I'm that low. When I'm running, I get enjoyment out of others' suffering. Where we go one, we go all.....
But I digress. Clearly went on a long run on Saturday, left from Rhorer Rd on the Monon...just ahead of the pack running from the Running Co North and ran smack into the crowd running north from the Running Co - BRip. A couple of the North gazelles caught us. Little did I know it was a notion of things to come....
Turned out to be a not-too-bad run. Fell apart in the last 1.5 - about 1.5 further than I had previously run, thereby securing forever Jen's theory on the "new distance" wearing of the soul. We'll see how the additional 2 go next week. Most likely nothing but pain and misery from 14 - 16.
So....final tally was 14.2 at around 2:35 I think...I hurt too bad to pay much attention when she rattled off the time. I'll still take it.
But, back to why I have an issue with them...they're in my way. And they run fast. Well, some of them walk, but they're still moving at a good clip and they're still in my way. And here's the kicker of what's really driving me crazy....their LONG run, is my SHORT or TEMPO run....ARGH. Any idea how discouraging that is? To watch these gazelles shooting by on either side of you while you trudge along (or struggle to catch up with the walker with the wiggly hips up ahead) and to know (but not be able to screech in an alarmingly high-pitched voice) that you're going TWICE as far as they are? It's not consoling, I tell ya. It's not reassuring at all to know that you, in one long run on a random Saturday, are running further than their entire race. All that's known is that they keep passing you, like gazelles, on either side, like it's easy. Bastards. It is, however, oddly comforting when you see one working much harder than they should be. It's like my little inner bitchy voice gets to snivel and point and say HA! Not so easy now, is it pal? Bet you couldn't keep THAT up for 14 miles...eh? eh? Yeah, I'm that low. When I'm running, I get enjoyment out of others' suffering. Where we go one, we go all.....
But I digress. Clearly went on a long run on Saturday, left from Rhorer Rd on the Monon...just ahead of the pack running from the Running Co North and ran smack into the crowd running north from the Running Co - BRip. A couple of the North gazelles caught us. Little did I know it was a notion of things to come....
Turned out to be a not-too-bad run. Fell apart in the last 1.5 - about 1.5 further than I had previously run, thereby securing forever Jen's theory on the "new distance" wearing of the soul. We'll see how the additional 2 go next week. Most likely nothing but pain and misery from 14 - 16.
So....final tally was 14.2 at around 2:35 I think...I hurt too bad to pay much attention when she rattled off the time. I'll still take it.
March 10, 2009
Tuesday
New Fridge...it's HUGE. But it looks kinda snazzy.
Popped out a quick 2.3mi run in 24 minutes while waiting for the delivery guys. This, like Sunday's run, was into a howling wind for the first half, and wearing the most annoying running shorts I apparently own. My thighs, the running shorts and I almost had a brawl in the middle of 146th. I might as well just run in bikini bottoms...the same thing happens anyway...so in trying to get the shorts out of my crotch I wind up tweaking my knee every time...annoying. I could just stop eating, but that has problems of its own....(for all that might worry and have never seen me eat - I'm kidding)
After the fridge guys showed up and we put the house back together Noah and I headed down to la feet-ness (our hip French gym..) for a swim workout in the washing machine. I call it so because this little 3-lane pool has NO water circulation and the lane lines are sorta loose, so with both of us swimming in the middle lane, bashing the water off of the high pool walls it very closely simulates chlorinated open water. I'm pretty sure that when we're swimming with any effort, we nearly drown anyone else in the outside lanes that isn't a strong swimmer. And with no flags (no idea to tell when you're really getting close to the wall) it means I raise my head and swim all cattywompus anyway. So really I'm not kidding when I call it a little, elongated, chlorinated, washing machine that beats the crap out of us. All in the name of good training. Fairly quick little swim, no high pressure, just logging yards. (And I still secretly think that the pool's a tad short, too)
400 WU
200 K
8x50 K on 1:10 hard
16x25 on :40 free drill
Broken 1650 (275, 250, 225, 200, etc.) w/20 sec rest b/w until 150 - then 10 sec. b/w.
400 CD
3450 TOTAL
Popped out a quick 2.3mi run in 24 minutes while waiting for the delivery guys. This, like Sunday's run, was into a howling wind for the first half, and wearing the most annoying running shorts I apparently own. My thighs, the running shorts and I almost had a brawl in the middle of 146th. I might as well just run in bikini bottoms...the same thing happens anyway...so in trying to get the shorts out of my crotch I wind up tweaking my knee every time...annoying. I could just stop eating, but that has problems of its own....(for all that might worry and have never seen me eat - I'm kidding)
After the fridge guys showed up and we put the house back together Noah and I headed down to la feet-ness (our hip French gym..) for a swim workout in the washing machine. I call it so because this little 3-lane pool has NO water circulation and the lane lines are sorta loose, so with both of us swimming in the middle lane, bashing the water off of the high pool walls it very closely simulates chlorinated open water. I'm pretty sure that when we're swimming with any effort, we nearly drown anyone else in the outside lanes that isn't a strong swimmer. And with no flags (no idea to tell when you're really getting close to the wall) it means I raise my head and swim all cattywompus anyway. So really I'm not kidding when I call it a little, elongated, chlorinated, washing machine that beats the crap out of us. All in the name of good training. Fairly quick little swim, no high pressure, just logging yards. (And I still secretly think that the pool's a tad short, too)
400 WU
200 K
8x50 K on 1:10 hard
16x25 on :40 free drill
Broken 1650 (275, 250, 225, 200, etc.) w/20 sec rest b/w until 150 - then 10 sec. b/w.
400 CD
3450 TOTAL
Whew...that was close...
Nothing like finding out at 9:10 that the court did actually grant your continuance to move it to an afternoon time.....when you were supposed to be on the docket at 9:30. The whole thing is ludicrous to begin with - I should have just paid the dumb thing to begin with (it's not like I wasn't speeding...). But that one guy, the one that I seem quite fond of that also wears a uniform, was nice enough to contact the guy who, albeit after a lengthy time, did call back and tell him to tell me what to do. So I should follow it through and keep my thankfulness in the back of my mind, along with the knowledge that I am an idiot and I was in the wrong. That said, the process is still ridiculous and annoying. But, if on April 9, I don't have to do the driving thing again and this is all another memory to chock up to life experiences (and to owe Dan for), I'll be ok with it.
New fridge arrives today...hooray!
New fridge arrives today...hooray!