It may be personal bias speaking, but I think Justin hand-over-fist bested everyone at karaoke for his rendition of Six-Mix-Alot. Not only was it hilarious, it amazingly did not suck! Somehow he didn't sound like the dorky white boy he is (love you, hon) and did a fairly true-to-life impression. I hate to say it, but I bet he practices in the shower.
Anyhow, though I refrained from getting wasted, I had a bad mix of drinks and was cripplingly sick at an inopportune time. Thankfully, I think only one or two people saw so I may retain my dignity yet. (Wait, what dignity?) Needless to say, Justin and I spent Sunday on the couch, NOT on the run, though we did enjoy napping in the bright winter sun.
It's been a snowy week and to my delight, there is more snow predicted for tonight. It looks like that will be the last of it and then we're back to the same-old-same-old... BLAH RAIN. Funny enough, though the city sees fit to turn off the drinking fountains around Green Lake (and therefore deny us water breaks while running), the building maintenance for the office complex below my work has YET to shut off their sprinkler system. Not only does it seem superfluous to keep it on during the winter at all (November was record rain, right?) but it also means that they've been creating black sheet ice in the street near my gym every morning. It's not a big deal, but it doesn't seem particularly smart or safe.
The other morning, the sprinklers had left lovely little icicles all over the plants outside my building:
This evening after a long day at work for me and a relaxing MLK holiday for Justin, we hauled ass to Green Lake, twice around the outside, and back home for a satisfying 9-mile run with a time of 1:34:14. The cold and dark coupled with the promise or warm, pre-made dinner must've motivated me to run faster than usual. It felt good and I'm sure I'll be reminded of it tomorrow. Next Sunday we'll to 10 and then it's onwards and upwards from there!
Posted on January 15, 2007 @ 10:46 PM | 2 comments
Comments:
Try doing your long run on a Saturday. Then you can indulge on Saturday night with no guilt.
Don't you carry water with you? Those water carrying belts work great. Check out a local running store for one.
By 
running42k, at
3:43 AM, January 16, 2007
Typically, we do carry water with us on the longer runs... I have a bottle with a hand strap and pocket for Gu... Justin has a waist belt. The waist belts don't work as well on women as on men because we have a more dramatic waist and they ride up and bounce all over the place. I tried one out and it drove me nuts!
I should have known the city would have shut down the fountains in the cold weather... but when they're on, there's plenty to drink along the way!
By Kat, at
10:04 AM, January 16, 2007
