Good afternoon!
I just finished an eventful morning of errands that I kicked off with a 9.3 mile run! My plan was to set off for a loop I knew but apparently I forgot the distance. I did not anticipate that distance at all. So...sweet! I was able to run along the ocean through the roads that bisect Odiorne State Park and feel the mist of the water. I have been talking about getting down to the ocean to fly a kite with B-May for some time now but weather has always cancelled our plans. Today though, I flew down the roads that racked me with pain the first time B-May and I attempted (and completed) a half-marathon distance. I should add that I walked for three VERY brief stretches. Since I started running on my forefoot and finding some real pleasure in running, I have had difficulty running when it really hurts or when I'm really panting for air. So, in three instances on my run today, the run was simply not fun. As soon as I realized this, I took it easy for 20 paces or so and then the spirit was with me again and off I went! As an added bonus, the wind was blowing the remaining leaves off the trees I ran by, enabling me to keep occupied with the task of catching one as it fell to the ground without stopping my run. Honestly, fun!
I have noticed another interesting pattern about these long runs: I skip (though not entirely) my breakfast. I never skip breakfast! I can't function without breakfast! Yet when I run these longer distances, I find two slices of toast, one with butter the other with peanut butter to be sufficient. It's kind of bothering me how the long run can throw me off so much.
So like I mentioned, I ran and did some errands and just finished polishing off a bowl of pasta with a sprinkling of butternut squash and onions. Leftovers, of course. Now I should be off retrieving a boiling pot to make some hot cocoa for this cloudy day!
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Monday, November 9, 2009
Bouldering and Beers
(Originally supposed to be posted on Monday...)
Bouldering and Beers: Well, not in that order but both did happen within the past 24 hours. I just finished hosting a friend from study-abroad on a blundersome morning of driving around central New Hampshire looking for the parking lot of site we thought we'd try. Turned out to be a little harder than expected and we only got a chance to climb for about 30 minutes. That was a bummer. It made all the beer we'd drank last night even harder to swallow (literally: I still have hot-burps, a rude reminder that PBR in excess is never without consequences). For breakfast beforehand, we had some bagels from The Works, a small chain presence in town and I had a VitaminWater XXX to feel somewhat human again.
Another departure from the blog has left me wondering what I've been eating or doing with my life lately. Nothing particularly interesting actually. I did have a wonderful chicken pot pie that B-May made from scratch.
It was excellent. Heated up a good portion for leftovers at work and now it's all gone. It's always sad when a good food is no longer in your refrigerator. As such, I've been eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches! I forgot how good these things are! B-May is a faithful customer of Trader Joe's peanut butter which is the crunchiest peanut butter I've ever had. Excellent with a grape jelly that even though it contains high fructose corn syrup is still enjoyable.
At some point I went to Panera because I figured we didn't have any lunch foods in the apartment (which B-May quickly corrected me on and let in on PB&J's, etc.) I got the usual for me: smokehouse turkey panini with a slice of french baguette. Oh! And a Jones organic soda which was tasty.
Got a couple runs in too, and am still pumped about the race in September. Just need to find four other events to make it a strong season. Off for another run perhaps?
Bouldering and Beers: Well, not in that order but both did happen within the past 24 hours. I just finished hosting a friend from study-abroad on a blundersome morning of driving around central New Hampshire looking for the parking lot of site we thought we'd try. Turned out to be a little harder than expected and we only got a chance to climb for about 30 minutes. That was a bummer. It made all the beer we'd drank last night even harder to swallow (literally: I still have hot-burps, a rude reminder that PBR in excess is never without consequences). For breakfast beforehand, we had some bagels from The Works, a small chain presence in town and I had a VitaminWater XXX to feel somewhat human again.
Another departure from the blog has left me wondering what I've been eating or doing with my life lately. Nothing particularly interesting actually. I did have a wonderful chicken pot pie that B-May made from scratch.
It was excellent. Heated up a good portion for leftovers at work and now it's all gone. It's always sad when a good food is no longer in your refrigerator. As such, I've been eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches! I forgot how good these things are! B-May is a faithful customer of Trader Joe's peanut butter which is the crunchiest peanut butter I've ever had. Excellent with a grape jelly that even though it contains high fructose corn syrup is still enjoyable.
At some point I went to Panera because I figured we didn't have any lunch foods in the apartment (which B-May quickly corrected me on and let in on PB&J's, etc.) I got the usual for me: smokehouse turkey panini with a slice of french baguette. Oh! And a Jones organic soda which was tasty.
Got a couple runs in too, and am still pumped about the race in September. Just need to find four other events to make it a strong season. Off for another run perhaps?
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