Training Log Archive: kissy

A very aborted effort at Lake Accotink Park. I was going to run an old Green course backwards, so I started with a loop on the east side of the map, which is very small. Then I headed towards the western, larger mapped side, but to get there you have to cross a spillway at the foot of the dam for the lake. Well, with the recent torrential downpours, the lake was pouring over the dam and the spillway was a raging river. Even the rocks that you could potentially use to cross it had water rushing over the tops. Oh, well. I'll have to remember this for next time.

A good session on the trainer while watching Xavier vs. Ohio State.

The weather has definitely changed from the other day. It is now in the low 40s and I will soon need an ark to get through the flood waters. So, instead of running, I did a lunchtime trainer session.

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What a day! Valerie and I had planned to run 2 hours together along the Bull Run Trail. It became apparent that we weren't going to make that, though. Between the weather (80 degrees for the first time since last year) and just not feeling up to snuff, we ended up doing more of a walk/run for the first hour, at which point we were passing back by our cars and decided to call it a day.

I got my car keys from Valerie's Camelback, but the car door wouldn't unlock. Valerie said, "Just use the clicker," at which point I realized my truck doesn't have a remote keyless entry, and I had taken the wrong keys with me. I peered into the window and saw the truck keys on the front seat. Rats! Valerie was very gracious and stayed with me while I used her cell phone to call Roadside Assistance (with some help from Caitlin at Virginia Tech, who looked up the number for me since the card was locked in the truck, too!) So, in the end, we did have a 2 hour outing, but not as originally planned. Thanks for the help, Valerie!!

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This run didn't feel quite as nice as the last few because I had a rattling in my lungs that wouldn't go away. I kept coughing the whole time, which made me run a little tighter. Not so much fun.

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After almost a year of little activity in my job, I'm taking on a new role and things are heating up again. It's very exciting to actually be doing something again, but I fear I will soon be yearning for the easier times. All I could fit in tonight was a spin on the trainer after a nothing day yesterday. Slacker!