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Running store embarrasment

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:46:00 -0700

Saturday morning is usually a 5 mile group run at 8am. Right now I am building some base distance before officially starting marathon training. I decided to start around 7am and get 6 mlies in before the group run. In case you're at the World Cup where spectators are wearing heavy jackets, it has been hot in most of the U.S. This means that by end of the run number two I was pretty well soaked with sweat all the way through. Our group run meets at the local Fleet Feet running store. They are kind enough to provide water and bathroom facilities. I went inside for some water and got caught up in a conversation about Garmin toys with the owners. After only a few minutes, I notice I am standing in a puddle. I did not spill my water, nor did I lose control of my bladder (at least not knowingly). Yes, I had sweated out a puddle right by the cash register. I quickly went to the bathroom, grabbed some paper towels, wiped it up as best I could, and exited the store before more puddles formed. I think I'll make a point to do my chatting outside until the temps and/or humidity yield less sweat.

Running Haiku

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:13:00 -0700

The forum on Runner's World had a thread today about haikus. I've enjoy the challenge of writing a haiku because of its simplicity and ability to paint a picture in the mind. I posted a few and decided to copy them here for my own future reference. The subject at first was about getting started as a runner. I deviated a bit and just made these about running thoughts. Feelings of regret
I should know better than this
Need port-a-potty ----------------------------------- Racing up this hill
Someone is about to pass
Wait, is he walking? ----------------------------------- Intervals, tempos,
Long slow distance, recover
Lather, rinse, repeat ----------------------------------- Get Runner's World
Follow all the good advice
Discuss on forum

Meta Humor, etc.

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:47:00 -0700

Some funny things on the internet that I recently came across. Just have to post here so I can share: A blog post about how to blog (and comment) on a controversial subject: This is the title of a typical incendiary blog post A YouTube news report about how to do news reports: How to report the news I found both of these from the Marketplace Scratchpad blog, which normally has more serious subject matter. Another list of random thoughts came from Jake McKee's blog.

While driving yesterday I saw a banana peel in the road and instinctively swerved to avoid it...thanks Mario Kart. I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger. I would rather try to carry 10 plastic grocery bags in each hand than take 2 trips to bring my groceries in. Was learning cursive really necessary? I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars teams up to prevent a jerk from cutting in at the front. Stay strong, brothers! What would happen if I hired two private investigators to follow each other?