Thursday, February 24, 2011

Wrapped up with a Bow

Completed the 2 longest runs of the training so far at 18 miles on Feb 5th and 19.5 miles on Feb 19th.  Continue to run 5-6 days a week and have now added some Hot Yoga in to the rotation.  Finished last week at 35.5 miles.  So far this week 3 miles on Monday and 3 on Tuesday and completed a speed workout and 5 overall miles on Wednesday. 
Enjoyed last week's foray into the warmer temps however short lived it was.  Don't enjoy the  meatheads who use the first slightly warm day to crack out the summer clothes and throw on their finest pair of cargo shorts.  It's 55 degrees and it is certainly a nice relief from the snow and the cold but it's not really shorts weather.   It's as if there is some race or prize to see who can be the first to wear the shorts.  I mean I get it but seriously it is only 50 degrees outside so I say save the white legs for June and bundle up Nanook.   How can these people even have a pair of shorts at the ready?  I assume everyone is like us and packs up the summer clothes in those plastic bins and then stores them away in the attic.  We then spend the next few months piling the Halloween Decorations, Christmas decorations etc on top until essentially the summer clothes are inaccessible.  The last item that usually goes on top are the "Great Bargains/Can't pass these up" after Christmas rolls of wrapping paper.  I know these are hugely discounted after Xmas but unless they were free, we, to the best of my knowledge, have never wrapped anything with them.   Why?  Well, because as mentioned earlier those items get placed last in the attic and when summer rolls around and the Prestons are sweltering in their corduroy pants and long sleeve shirts it's time to act quick.  That means throwing things around like a family of circus clowns juggling hula hoops and bowling pins.  The wrapping paper becomes either torn or buried alive and smooshed beneath all of the other stuff.  This year is going to be different because this year we bought a plastic container for the wrapping paper....Oh wait the one we bought doesnt fit a normal sized roll of wrapping paper....DAMN YOU WAL-MART!!!!!
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Thursday, February 3, 2011

If I can change...and you can change...everybody can change!

The ever increasing snow piles in the street and sidewalks have made the training a bit tougher.  There has been more time spent in the gym on the treadmill and Pam has also  increased the number of cross training workouts (Kickboxing, Snow shoveling, cleaning up after husband who due to the snow is working from home etc)  Included in the midst of all this snow were a pair of long treadmill runs.  The first was an 11 Miler and that was followed up with a 17 miler.  Used this elongated time on the treadmill to focus on the race day nutrtion tactics.  Alternating between Gatorade and Water along with eating a handful of Energy Jelly Beans seems to be the way to go for now.  Prior to the last week, week and a half the weekly mileage was up around 30 with the high week coming in right around 40 miles.  The upcoming plan calls for an 18mile or more run on Saturday again starting at Copley and running the course in reverse and then back to Copley.   Forecast calls for snow so Pam might be morphing into Rocky from Rocky IV... 

Random snowy day question-  Have watched more Sprout network tv than I ever care to (Caillou gets my vote for the Worst) but why is there a Montel Williams commercial for Money Mutual on this network?  It's basically a company that will legally loan you a $1000 and I'm sure charge you astronomical amounts of interest (legal loan sharking?)  Montel tells you right on it that you have to be 18 or older.  Who are the ad wizards who decided to spend their advertising budget on the Sprout network where the average must be 6 or below.   Jerry Springer, Judge Judy all seem like better avenues for the Montel ad...

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