in minneapolis, shooting the breeze with co-workers and farmers, playing euchre, drinking brandy old fashioneds.
didn’t get many good hands, but i had a good partner š
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third run of the day after thai food and a beer.
i haven’t made an official decision yet, but part of me is thinking about running an ultramarathon. and to do that i’ve got to get back up to running 40-50 miles a week which is a little rough with my schedule. so, i’m sneaking in runs when i can which is why i’m going for my third run of the day at 8pm in a hotel after traveling to minneapolis and eating dinner š
gah. jerk face running brain.
i woke up this morning and part of me didnāt want to go for a run and whined about it being too cold and windy.
soooooo, my jerk face running brain took over and said, āfiiiiiiiiiiine. itās not too cold and windy ON A TREADMILL! FOR 10 MILES!”
jerk.
after about 7 miles the view actually becomes quite meditative.
day 4214: pre hockey tournament hotel room xbox hockey.
ācause itās all hockey all the time around here.
present status.
inhaling chlorine fumes at a secret, undisclosed location in dubuque, iowa with one third of odinās hockey team while they get some relaxation time before a weekend of hockey games.
363/365. pretty much begging for a slip and fall.
the weather forecast called for 0.5″ of ice followed by rain, but what fell last night was mostly sleet.
now, with 30F temps, it makes for a sloppy, soaking, cold mess of a 6 mile run even if i try to stick to running in tire tracks on the side streets.
iāve learned the hard way that these conditions are just right for a slip and fall after your feet get a good soaking in icy water, start to go numb and your shoes get sleet packed into the treads.
and to make matters worse, i have to run the last mile on top of this crap that the snow plows kicked over onto the sidewalk. itās 4-6 inches of slippery, semi-compacted sleet.
fun times when your legs are tired and your feet are numb and thereās traffic coming at you at 45mph š¢
thankfully, innumerable slips but no falls!
357/365. marking the half miles – a handy quirk in my running brain.
most days i canāt remember what i had for breakfast, but drop me in a dozen locations around the country and i can remember half mile markers for runs even if i havenāt run the route in years. hereās one on a 5 mile route.
note the green grass on december 26th in grand rapids, michigan. very unusual!