Slow Is Me: RdL Week 1

Sunday, May 31, 2015

RdL Week 1

W/C 5.25.15

Monday - A belly full of cheese stuffed bison burger topped with bacon and more cheese with chilli on the side? Just 1.2 power walking miles to keep the streak (minimum one mile under 15:00 min/mile pace). Blech, not a good start. Gym was clsoed in observance of Memorial Day

Tuesday - 4.2 miles, first real run. I overslept to meet the FogDodgers, then had a double shift so didn't get to run until the evening. Since T was unavailable to join me in the woods, I ended up running the bluffs trail near my house. Not a bad run. Felt pretty good both in stomach and legs department.

A pond full of lilypads

Crossing the river

Wednesday - 5.1 miles (and weight bar class). A new-ish to me route. I've run this road twice as part of a local 5k/10k, but it's behind a huge gate. Today I found how to get down there without going through the gate :) It's not the best running surface, but there's some decent runnable hill practice (as opposed to a lot of hills I run that are both long and steep). It might be an old road, but it's very scenic.

Thursday - 4.4 miles. Woo-hoo got up early enough to go meet others at Van Damme this morning. Legs felt good, stomach didn't feel bad but let me know it was adjusting to being fed two big salads yesterday. Another damp grey day, it must be summer on the coast.

Friday - 1 dreadmill mile for rest day after weight bar.

Saturday - 6.6 miles with S. Tried to get an accurate measurement of this trail since I've not previously run it with my Suunto, but paused and forgot to restart, so not there yet. Didn't take any pictures, but S made a movie of our run, so I'll post that when I get it. Note to self, when running towards a camera set in the middle of the trail, try to remain somewhat upright and not too wobbly...

Sunday - 5.5 miles at Big River with the FogDodgers. Was planning for more but a slightly tweaky knee (think resulting from yesterday's point-to-point run having a net downhill) and the swarm of mosquitoes. I think my neon pink shirt might have been attracting them since they seemed to love me more than my running buddies. On the way back tried to catch up with the guy in front of me, and managed to hit <7:30m/m on the last stretch without feeling like my lungs were going to explode and my legs fall off. No pictures since my phone was dead :( Also tested my new compression sleeves, and really liked them. My bargain score of $32.00 sleeves discounted by $31.00, and they donate $1.00 to charity per sale :)

Total of 28 miles for the week, with 1800' elevation gain.

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Oh! The Places You'll Go!

Congratulations!
Today is your day.
You're off to Great Places!
You're off and away!

You have brains in your head.
You have feet in your shoes
You can steer yourself
any direction you choose.
You're on your own. And you know what you know.
And YOU are the guy who'll decide where to go.

You'll look up and down streets. Look 'em over with care.
About some you will say, "I don't choose to go there."
With your head full of brains and your shoes full of feet,
you're too smart to go down any not-so-good street.

And you may not find any
you'll want to go down.
In that case, of course,
you'll head straight out of town.

It's opener there
in the wide open air.

Out there things can happen
and frequently do
to people as brainy
and footsy as you.

And when things start to happen,
don't worry. Don't stew.
Just go right along.
You'll start happening too.

OH!
THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!

You'll be on your way up!
You'll be seeing great sights!
You'll join the high fliers
who soar to high heights.

You won't lag behind, because you'll have the speed.
You'll pass the whole gang and you'll soon take the lead.
Wherever you fly, you'll be the best of the best.
Wherever you go, you will top all the rest.

Except when you don't
Because, sometimes, you won't.

I'm sorry to say so
but, sadly, it's true
and Hang-ups
can happen to you.

You can get all hung up
in a prickle-ly perch.
And your gang will fly on.
You'll be left in a Lurch.

You'll come down from the Lurch
with an unpleasant bump.
And the chances are, then,
that you'll be in a Slump.

And when you're in a Slump,
you're not in for much fun.
Un-slumping yourself
is not easily done.

You will come to a place where the streets are not marked.
Some windows are lighted. But mostly they're darked.
A place you could sprain both your elbow and chin!
Do you dare to stay out? Do you dare to go in?
How much can you lose? How much can you win?

And IF you go in, should you turn left or right...
or right-and-three-quarters? Or, maybe, not quite?
Or go around back and sneak in from behind?
Simple it's not, I'm afraid you will find,
for a mind-maker-upper to make up his mind.

You can get so confused
that you'll start in to race
down long wiggled roads at a break-necking pace
and grind on for miles across weirdish wild space,
headed, I fear, toward a most useless place.
The Waiting Place...

...for people just waiting.
Waiting for a train to go
or a bus to come, or a plane to go
or the mail to come, or the rain to go
or the phone to ring, or the snow to snow
or waiting around for a Yes or a No
or waiting for their hair to grow.
Everyone is just waiting.

Waiting for the fish to bite
or waiting for wind to fly a kite
or waiting around for Friday night
or waiting, perhaps, for their Uncle Jake
or a pot to boil, or a Better Break
or a string of pearls, or a pair of pants
or a wig with curls, or Another Chance.
Everyone is just waiting.

NO!
That's not for you!

Somehow you'll escape
all that waiting and staying.
You'll find the bright places
where Boom Bands are playing.

With banner flip-flapping,
once more you'll ride high!
Ready for anything under the sky.
Ready because you're that kind of a guy!

Oh, the places you'll go! There is fun to be done!
There are points to be scored. there are games to be won.
And the magical things you can do with that ball
will make you the winning-est winner of all.
Fame! You'll be famous as famous can be,
with the whole wide world watching you win on TV.

Except when they don't.
Because, sometimes, they won't.

I'm afraid that some times
you'll play lonely games too.
Games you can't win
'cause you'll play against you.

All Alone!
Whether you like it or not,
Alone will be something
you'll be quite a lot.

And when you're alone, there's a very good chance
you'll meet things that scare you right out of your pants.
There are some, down the road between hither and yon,
that can scare you so much you won't want to go on.

But on you will go
though the weather be foul
On you will go
though your enemies prowl
On you will go
though the Hakken-Kraks howl
Onward up many
a frightening creek,
though your arms may get sore
and your sneakers may leak.

On and on you will hike
and I know you'll hike far
and face up to your problems
whatever they are.

You'll get mixed up, of course,
as you already know.
You'll get mixed up
with many strange birds as you go.
So be sure when you step.
Step with care and great tact
and remember that Life's
a Great Balancing Act.
Just never forget to be dexterous and deft.
And never mix up your right foot with your left.

And will you succeed?
Yes! You will, indeed!
(98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed.)

KID, YOU'LL MOVE MOUNTAINS!

So...
be your name Buxbaum or Bixby or Bray
or Mordecai Ali Van Allen O'Shea,
you're off to Great Places!
Today is your day!
Your mountain is waiting.
So...get on your way!

Slow Is Me

Motivators..

Sunday, May 31, 2015

RdL Week 1

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