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SO, the first mile I felt great. Around .7 I started eyeballing the
fields of tall grass. Why? I HAD to go. If I couldn't find a bathroom I
was trying to see where I could just nestle in and blend. Fortunate for
me, once we crossed the road and hit the path right at the water I saw a
boat landing. And what was there? A porta-potty. Woohoo! Hallelujah! I
forgot to pause my Garmin while I was scaling down a hill to get to it,
but oh well. .... I didn't really feel I needed to count my potty break
and wandering around to get to it in my running time. So pit-stop done,
back on the path. It was at this point that I started to be fascinated
by the planes. I've never been under a plane when it is taking off, and
it was pretty cool! The Columbia River and Washington on my left,
airplanes on my right, I was really enjoying the path. And then I hit
1.75. Biker Boy was so far ahead, with his music going, he couldn't hear
me shout his name. I just had to stop, nearly cry from frustration, and
wait for him to come back. I knew I couldn't go any further if I was
going to make it back to the car. Talk about disappointment - but at
least I gave it a shot, and kept it at an easy effort.
3 miles in less than 34 minutes - there was a LOT of walking in that last mile. While I ran I was forcing myself to keep it around 10:15ish (or slower if I could). But there were those fast bursts here and there. Biker Boy and I had a little pep talk while I was trying to mentally keep it together. We discussed how the fitness level is there, my mind is there, I just have to go easy and let my leg heal. So Seattle's goal is still just to finish. I won't cry if I have to walk more than I want. I just want to have a fun Rock 'n' Roll experience, taking in the people and sights. If I can run here and there, that will be great, too!
After the run we took fast showers and went to an old theater to
see Pirates: On Stranger Tides in 3-D. I have bad movie luck, and was stuck behind the most
annoying dad ever. I swear he was sitting in a booster seat and kept
wiggling. I eventually just had to move seats so that I could see the
screen. I did the math, his head took up 1/8th of the screen. That's too
much. Jack Sparrow is still freaking hot! Loved Barbosa. Penelope Cruz
wasn't totally annoying to look at - she had the raddest costumes ever!!
Have you gone to the movies right after a run? Yeah, this was my first
time .... let's just say we completely inhaled our large, buttered
popcorn BEFORE the movie even started!
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I entered everybody into an excel spreadsheet - so I could do the math right and play fair - and we have a winner of the awesome "Ain't Nothin' Gonna Break My Stride" cup. The winner is.... drum roll please....
Cupcake Runner ~ check out her blog: Running and Cupcakes
*Back story: We "met" via a virtual race that was going on. She won! But I WAS in 2nd place for a while, and it was this race that motivated me to run my ass off and get my current 5K PR and win the age group award in the next race. I still didn't beat her, but I had a great time trying to keep up!
Did you have a good run this weekend?
Are you doing any Rock'n'Roll events this year?
Did you go see Pirates yet?
I did not run this weekend, but I worked in the yard until there were sweat stains on my jeans. Does that count?
ReplyDeleteYeah, watching jets take off is kinda cool. I used to live near a SAC base and watching B52's do "touch and go's" is still the most amazing thing I have ever seen.
ReplyDeleteGood running even if it was tough.
I had a decent run this past Sunday. A long run of 3.5 miles :) It was decent. It was painless. So, it must be good.
ReplyDeleteMy only RnR experience was at New Orleans. Hmmm.. I don't think it lived up to the hype though ....
I haven't been to the movies in FOREVER. Really.. like years... Yes... And when I get movies from Netflix, you know it is chick flicks and documentaries. I had to watch a semi-thriller this weekend and I was so scared I was about pee my pants!
The last movie I saw in a theater was The King's Speech. Great movie! I really want to see Bridesmaids.
ReplyDeleteSeriously, you crack me up. I love your posts!
I ran a 10K training run on Saturday. I felt sluggish, but that was probably due to the light drizzle that was falling.
I'm doing RNR Savannah Half in November. So excited for it!
I wasn't planning on seeing Pirates because I was really disappointed with #2 and #3 but I've heard this one is much better. So maybe I will....maybe
ReplyDeleteThis Pirates was soooo much better than the other two sequels. The Boy and I loved it!!!
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