BECOMING APPARENT

Well, I think I’m going to survive. This morning I felt much better, which means I looked something like this;


Actually, yesterday I thought I was going to put a zero in the logbook after sleeping in. However, after putting the kids to bed, I still felt pretty good, so I went for a 5 mile run. Lately, it’s becoming apparent that the days are getting shorter. I started my run at 8:15 and the sun was already starting to set. And then this morning it was still pretty dark at 5:30 – not headlamp dark, but it won’t be long now.

Today’s good news is that it appears the lifecycle of the black fly has run its course. During this morning’s 10 mile trail run, I only noticed 2 or 3 buzzing around my head.

Here’s something I’ve thought to blog about before, but never have. Anyone else out there not wear their race shirts from their marathons or other "important" such races? I’m not sure why, but I rarely wear my “big event” shirts. I have a couple of shirts and fleece tops from Boston that I like, but they’re not my finisher shirts. And even though Ironman Wisconsin was 5 years ago, I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve worn my finisher shirt. I did wear it last Friday when I felt like crap – thinking maybe it’d help me feel better. It didn’t.

Here’s Carrie Tollefson’s latest journal entry.

Quote of the day;

“I know I could have taken the world record if my legs were fresh. I’m peaking perfectly. God, I wish we were racing the Olympics tomorrow! Nobody is running these times! I’m gonna kill them all. I know it. I feel it! I see it!” – Steve Prefontaine, after his lead-up races to the 1972 Olympic Games