Slow Is Me: RdL Week 4

Sunday, June 21, 2015

RdL Week 4

Rebuilt staircase, no more death trap rotten boards!

6/15/15

Monday - Early morning strength class, different from the one I usually go to and will be feeling it tomorrow! 4.4 trail miles at JugHandle, complete with jumper in a vague attempt at heat training. It was chilly and overcast, but still a temperature that I could comfortably wear a t-shirt for, so I figured by wearing a jumper I was easing myself into it :) They've reopened the first portion of the trail, so it was the usual route again complete with brand new staircase. Legs felt heavy to start with, but kept a slow steady pace the whole way, only pausing for a bunny picture and to pass people with dogs. A good start to the week!

JugHandle bunny

Tuesday - 5 miles. Woke up in the night with sharp pains in my shoulder, that I apparently hurt during class yesterday. It was still fairly painful when I got up to go to Russian Gulch with the FogDodgers, but I figured I would see how it goes, I could always turn around and walk back if it hurt too much. Thankfully getting the blood flowing must have been good for it, by the time I got back to the car it was feeling better. Now that I've been stopped a while it's stiffening up again, but I'm confident it's tweaked, not really injured. A few days rest should be good enough, and if I make it to acupuncture this week I'll ask her to help me out also. We had a great run this morning, and I even made it most of the way up the hill at the end (took a 20 second walk break in the middle). Thanks L for pushing me :) Also thanks R for doing so much trail clearing lately, it is very much appreciated.

Wednesday - 1 streak mile on the haul road on the way home from my ride.

Big River

Thursday - 11.1 miles in a two part run. Met FogDodgers at Van Damme at 7 and got 5.6 in there. I was planning on heading back out for a second loop by myself, but a heads up from R changed my plans. Apparently a mountain lion was seen up there this week, and while it shouldn't be a problem, why take the chance. I headed to Big River to finish up, got a mile in to my run, and remembered there has been a big bear seen a few miles up. Fantastic! It's a very open trail though, so I wasn't too concerned and had a great run.

Friday - 6.8 miles with S along the bluffs in town. Legs were heavy but okay after yesterday's long run, but the last two miles were really painful for my back. It hasn't bothered me on runs except the start of Tuesday, so maybe it was the combination of a long run and not finding a comfortable sleeping spot Thursday? It's still been sore this week (though not affected my running like it did this day) so trying to get a chiropractic appointment for next week.

Saturday - 1 streak mile. Nearly forgot to run, was about to go to bed and remembered.

Sunday - 4.6 miles with the FogDodgers, in a different location from our usual. Quite the up-and-down-y trail with some good hills that were gentle enough to run but long enough to be hard. We turned around at 29 minutes and were five minutes faster on the way back.

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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, June 21, 2015

RdL Week 4

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