I ran 8.5 miles last night! Whew! It's a long way away from the marathon, and I'm a bit behind my 2 best girls and my manager...but I'm cruising at my own pace and 8.5 miles was a stretch for me. I only went to the Longfellow bridge - a loop which is about 6 miles from my aparment - but then as I came around to the BU boathouse where I need to make a left back onto the bridge to get to Comm Ave, I found myself still energized and feeling better than I did the first 5 miles, so I passed it up and kept going and added two more bridges.
I kind of regretted it running back up the Comm Ave hill home, but after I felt awesome.
When I got to CitySports, less than a half mile from my apt, I walked and started talking to this guy walking next to me. He asked what I was training for and said I had that, "triathlon" looking body. He said I looked really good - and not in a creepy way - and told me to keep it up, "mind over matter." He wished me luck and went into the apartment building down the street from me.
That little conversation gave me enough kick to run back to my apartment. It's amazing what a few simple words from a stranger can do. It reminds me of that time I got that guy on Summit Ave to keep running when i was cycling.
These little athlete bonding moments are my favorite.
But you know what's not my favorite?
When 5 ft tall little Asian girls in running skirts pass you on the Charles. Not cool. That brought down my self esteem a bit.
Also, I saw no less than 6 people wearing Vibram 5 Fingers while running - the craze is full swing! Hopefully none of these guys will run down a hill and sprain their forefoot like I did :P Then again not many people are as reckless as I am.
Oh well, until the next run!
love love love,
me
I kind of regretted it running back up the Comm Ave hill home, but after I felt awesome.
When I got to CitySports, less than a half mile from my apt, I walked and started talking to this guy walking next to me. He asked what I was training for and said I had that, "triathlon" looking body. He said I looked really good - and not in a creepy way - and told me to keep it up, "mind over matter." He wished me luck and went into the apartment building down the street from me.
That little conversation gave me enough kick to run back to my apartment. It's amazing what a few simple words from a stranger can do. It reminds me of that time I got that guy on Summit Ave to keep running when i was cycling.
These little athlete bonding moments are my favorite.
But you know what's not my favorite?
When 5 ft tall little Asian girls in running skirts pass you on the Charles. Not cool. That brought down my self esteem a bit.
Also, I saw no less than 6 people wearing Vibram 5 Fingers while running - the craze is full swing! Hopefully none of these guys will run down a hill and sprain their forefoot like I did :P Then again not many people are as reckless as I am.
Oh well, until the next run!
love love love,
me
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