I have five clocks in my life
And only one has the time right
I'll just unplug it for today
-Matt and Kim
Daylight savings. No matter how many times I remind myself in the approaching days that it's coming, I still screw it up. I think it's because I grew up in a land without this phenomenom. AZ doesn't celebrate this changing of the clocks for at least one of the following reasons
1) There's plenty of sun and so we don't need to screw with the clocks
2) God doesn't want us screwing with the clocks
3) You can't make us
Anyway - I ran this afternoon - 3.5 miles. The .5 was just to get my total for the year on a whole number. So now I'm up to 106.
"Daylight" by Matt and Kim makes the official playlist. These people are so damn happy singing this song. Good thing the internet has lyrics - when you sing nonsense, it's really hard to understand the words. Enjoy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgBeu3FVi60
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Heat
When you feel my heat
Look into my eyes
It's where my demons hide
It's where my demons hide
- Imagine Dragons, Demons
After crazy freezing weather and more hail on Friday, it was a lovely 68 degrees today, so I took to the mountain. It was tough getting off the couch where a dark mood had settled in, but as always a good run made me feel better. The trail was really crowded today, lots of families and dogs out enjoying the weather. One guy was walking a chihuahua, and when the dog would lunge or bark at other dogs or people, the guy just lifted him off the ground by his leash, which was attached to a body harness on the dog. So the dogs legs are spinning in the air while he barks and tries to be threatening. It was hilarious. Makes me wish I had a harness like that sometimes. So 4.5 done today, 116 for the year.
Look into my eyes
It's where my demons hide
It's where my demons hide
- Imagine Dragons, Demons
After crazy freezing weather and more hail on Friday, it was a lovely 68 degrees today, so I took to the mountain. It was tough getting off the couch where a dark mood had settled in, but as always a good run made me feel better. The trail was really crowded today, lots of families and dogs out enjoying the weather. One guy was walking a chihuahua, and when the dog would lunge or bark at other dogs or people, the guy just lifted him off the ground by his leash, which was attached to a body harness on the dog. So the dogs legs are spinning in the air while he barks and tries to be threatening. It was hilarious. Makes me wish I had a harness like that sometimes. So 4.5 done today, 116 for the year.
Wrath of Fancy Hotel Treadmills
And the Andalusian tribes
Setting the lay of Nebraska alight
'Til all that remains is the arms of the angel
- The Decemberists
Another Nebraska song, even though I am no longer in Nebraska. But my experience there lives on in the form of some kind of strain in my calf. Remember the stupid treadmill in the hotel that thinks it's fancy? Yeah, the one that felt like it was on an incline but really wasn't.... well, I got done with that run and felt a curious pain in my left calf the rest of the day. Today, I went another three miles, and the pain is definitely curious and definitely a pain. It's in this weird spot on my calf, and it is definitely strained! Stupid motherf***ing hotel treadmills! It was probably not level or something.
I have also had kind of a hard time getting back up to altitude. I went "running" Friday night, and walked so much of it that I only counted one mile towards the 500 (I'm confident I ran one of the miles, probably walked most, if not all, of the other two). So, I downshifted to the elliptical on Saturday and today managed to get three miles of actual running in. I went really slow and still had a hard time catching a good deep breath.
At any rate, 121 down.
Setting the lay of Nebraska alight
'Til all that remains is the arms of the angel
- The Decemberists
Another Nebraska song, even though I am no longer in Nebraska. But my experience there lives on in the form of some kind of strain in my calf. Remember the stupid treadmill in the hotel that thinks it's fancy? Yeah, the one that felt like it was on an incline but really wasn't.... well, I got done with that run and felt a curious pain in my left calf the rest of the day. Today, I went another three miles, and the pain is definitely curious and definitely a pain. It's in this weird spot on my calf, and it is definitely strained! Stupid motherf***ing hotel treadmills! It was probably not level or something.
I have also had kind of a hard time getting back up to altitude. I went "running" Friday night, and walked so much of it that I only counted one mile towards the 500 (I'm confident I ran one of the miles, probably walked most, if not all, of the other two). So, I downshifted to the elliptical on Saturday and today managed to get three miles of actual running in. I went really slow and still had a hard time catching a good deep breath.
At any rate, 121 down.
Friday, March 8, 2013
Dude, Where's My Car?
Black coat, white shoes, black hat, Cadillac
Yeah, the boy's a time bomb
-Rancid
I ran 4 miles today on a brand new route. It took me past a gas station where I saw the world's dirtiest man getting into the world's dirtiest Cadillac. At first I wondered what event had happened that got both the man on the inside and the car on the outside so dirty. But then, like almost everything in life, it made sense once I viewed it through the prism of Seinfeld. This man was mechanic dirty. And he was upset that the car's owner wasn't taking good care of the car and so he stole it. Which explains why he peeled out of the gas station. That checks out. Thanks Jerry. What would we have done without you?
102.5. Finally past the century mark.
Yeah, the boy's a time bomb
-Rancid
I ran 4 miles today on a brand new route. It took me past a gas station where I saw the world's dirtiest man getting into the world's dirtiest Cadillac. At first I wondered what event had happened that got both the man on the inside and the car on the outside so dirty. But then, like almost everything in life, it made sense once I viewed it through the prism of Seinfeld. This man was mechanic dirty. And he was upset that the car's owner wasn't taking good care of the car and so he stole it. Which explains why he peeled out of the gas station. That checks out. Thanks Jerry. What would we have done without you?
102.5. Finally past the century mark.
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Ain't a walk in the park
I ain't the kind you take home to mama
I ain't the kind to wear no ring
- Miranda Lambert
I did go for a run yesterday, but it was no walk in the park. In fact, it was a stop in the park. Dammit. So I got in 2 miles. Tonight I went in the hood again and had much better luck, but it was a tough one. I pretty much walked most of the last mile because the blisters on my feet hurt so bad. It's time to give in and get some new shoes I guess. 3.5 today. 111.5 down.
I ain't the kind to wear no ring
- Miranda Lambert
I did go for a run yesterday, but it was no walk in the park. In fact, it was a stop in the park. Dammit. So I got in 2 miles. Tonight I went in the hood again and had much better luck, but it was a tough one. I pretty much walked most of the last mile because the blisters on my feet hurt so bad. It's time to give in and get some new shoes I guess. 3.5 today. 111.5 down.
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Don't Go Back to Rockville
Going where nobody says hello
They don't talk to anybody they don't know
- R.E.M.
A song that I'm pretty sure was written about Omaha.... maybe the entire state of Nebraska.
I'm in Omaha and got 2.5 miles done on the hotel treadmill, which felt like it was on an incline even though it wasn't. The treadmill also kept giving me updates like "30% complete" which I thought was interesting given that I don't remember telling the treadmill what I was planning to do. But apparently it just knew.
My hotel is the worst kind of hotel, one that isn't fancy but thinks it's fancy. The bed sucks and frankly I'm pretty impressed with myself for going running this morning since I am working 12 hour days and sleeping on a crappy bed. You should all be very impressed as well.
They don't talk to anybody they don't know
- R.E.M.
A song that I'm pretty sure was written about Omaha.... maybe the entire state of Nebraska.
I'm in Omaha and got 2.5 miles done on the hotel treadmill, which felt like it was on an incline even though it wasn't. The treadmill also kept giving me updates like "30% complete" which I thought was interesting given that I don't remember telling the treadmill what I was planning to do. But apparently it just knew.
My hotel is the worst kind of hotel, one that isn't fancy but thinks it's fancy. The bed sucks and frankly I'm pretty impressed with myself for going running this morning since I am working 12 hour days and sleeping on a crappy bed. You should all be very impressed as well.
Monday, March 4, 2013
Sunday, March 3, 2013
The Eleventh Commandment
I saw a grave dug by a preacher
Just to see what it would make
-Blind Pilot
5.5 today - brings the total to 98.5. Surprisingly on a run of this length, nothing happened. The most notable event was when I ran past the Catholic church as it was letting out. The church crowd, with some sense of entitlement, was taking up the entire sidewalk. I cut them some slack since they currently have no leader, but I did want them to turn around and go back in until they learned to share the sidewalk. I'm now told "Thou shall share" is not one of the 10 commandments. No matter - I'd like to nominate "move away from a sweaty man" to be added to the list. Just a thought.
Just to see what it would make
-Blind Pilot
5.5 today - brings the total to 98.5. Surprisingly on a run of this length, nothing happened. The most notable event was when I ran past the Catholic church as it was letting out. The church crowd, with some sense of entitlement, was taking up the entire sidewalk. I cut them some slack since they currently have no leader, but I did want them to turn around and go back in until they learned to share the sidewalk. I'm now told "Thou shall share" is not one of the 10 commandments. No matter - I'd like to nominate "move away from a sweaty man" to be added to the list. Just a thought.
In these bodies we will live
In these bodies we will die
And where you invest your love
You invest your life
- Mumford and Sons, Awake My Soul
It is a gorgeous overcast day in the desert today. I ran on the mountain and it righteously kicked my ass, but the desert wild flowers were starting to bloom and it was beautiful. I ran into an old friend on the trail that I haven't seen in months so it was a happy coincidence. I met her on an alumni trip to China several years ago. I brought K with me, then 9 yrs old, and she had her son with her who was 18 and deaf. The kids got along famously and one of Ks strongest memories from that trip is of JJ running through the tunnels on top of the Great Wall shouting joyously because he could "hear" the reverberation of his voice against the stone. This friend was also on a trip to South Africa in 2011 when I brought J. It was so good to see her and I hope we do a better job of staying in touch. Anyway, 4.5 mountain miles done and I'm feelin the pain. 102.5 down.
In these bodies we will die
And where you invest your love
You invest your life
- Mumford and Sons, Awake My Soul
It is a gorgeous overcast day in the desert today. I ran on the mountain and it righteously kicked my ass, but the desert wild flowers were starting to bloom and it was beautiful. I ran into an old friend on the trail that I haven't seen in months so it was a happy coincidence. I met her on an alumni trip to China several years ago. I brought K with me, then 9 yrs old, and she had her son with her who was 18 and deaf. The kids got along famously and one of Ks strongest memories from that trip is of JJ running through the tunnels on top of the Great Wall shouting joyously because he could "hear" the reverberation of his voice against the stone. This friend was also on a trip to South Africa in 2011 when I brought J. It was so good to see her and I hope we do a better job of staying in touch. Anyway, 4.5 mountain miles done and I'm feelin the pain. 102.5 down.
Clear eyes of strangers
I can't compete
Just can't recover
How many years it's been, it's day one in my mind
Jimmy Eat World
Courtesy of my sister, and apparently her awesome boyfriend who makes her awesome playlists.
I had an okay week, but did five miles today on the elliptical, so that doesn't count towards the 500 (curses!). I worked hard, though. Next week I am in Omaha, with forays to Topeka and some little town in Missouri that I can't quite remember just now. The weather there is supposed to be mostly crappy, so it'll be the hotel treadmill for me.
Just can't recover
How many years it's been, it's day one in my mind
Jimmy Eat World
Courtesy of my sister, and apparently her awesome boyfriend who makes her awesome playlists.
I had an okay week, but did five miles today on the elliptical, so that doesn't count towards the 500 (curses!). I worked hard, though. Next week I am in Omaha, with forays to Topeka and some little town in Missouri that I can't quite remember just now. The weather there is supposed to be mostly crappy, so it'll be the hotel treadmill for me.
112 miles down.
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