Sunday, November 7, 2010

First Week of November

I got in two decent jogs while I was in Santa Barbara, California.  My heart rate is still much higher than it used to be, and my ankle bothers me, but I am determined to make a go of it.  The first jog was done on Tuesday afternoon.



The second jog out there was done Friday morning.  It was actually too hot Thursday afternoon ... like upper 80s!  So, I got out there and it was around 50°, much preferable.  I accomplished another first - crashing.  My left foot got stuck behind an invisible "speed bump", so I hopped on my right foot, and went down like a ton o' bricks.  I took most of the impact on my right palm, and had little grill marks on my lower right leg.  Good thing I'm not a cyclist!  Oh, and of course this happens four minutes into the 35 minute jog.  (Oh wait, I was a cyclist and that's when I drove off a cliff and broke my elbow.)



Finally, on Sunday the 7th, I talked Elaine (age 8) into a little fun run with me.  We did 1.3 km, which is a distance record for her.  She sure can talk a lot while she's running.  "I'm tired!", "Oh, look at the birds!", "How much longer?", "Cute doggie!" ... you get the idea.



5 comments:

  1. Dave! I'm so glad to see you back in the blog world! Thanks for the comment on the 10k--I'm hoping to get my speed up so I can run a half in April maybe (since they come by and pick you up with a bus if you aren't going to make the 2:45:00 cut off). ick.

    Is your foot hurting every time you run now?

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  2. Nice to see you around again... And damn that looks like a nasty spill. I have been fortunate as of late.. no more injuries. Keep at it though, you will come out ahead in the long run ;-)

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  3. Haha yeah, that monster had quite the shoulders!

    I hear you about the food!!! The holidays are killer! Now if only I could make myself go for a run!

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  4. It's been a while, are you still out there? Hope the new year is treating you well so far!
    I was wondering if I could beg a favor. I may be passing through DC in a few weeks and will need to cram as much monument seeing in as I can in a short amount of time. I was wondering if you could email me directions to get to a parking area for that fantastic route you posted a while back. Or if you have any other suggestions I'm all ears. Thanks!
    stargazer_studio @ yahoo.com

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  5. Hey Dave,
    You still around?? Still running??

    Hope all is well with you!!
    Lynz

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