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October 18, 2006
today's forecast for sunday:
High - 47
Low - 34
Colder with temperatures struggling to stay in the 40s. Variable cloudiness with a chance of showers or wet snow flurries.
when your mood follows algebraic patterns, flowing upwards and downwards and seemingly sideways, at times, you get to where you can recognize patterns and trends, forecast the next change.
our little trio of marathoners were bursting with restlessness yesterday, like all the potential energy generated through training, and now being realized but restrained during the taper, really needed to go kinetic.
when the downturn came today, i didn't see it coming, but i wasn't surprised, either. melissa is afraid she's getting sick, holly got seriously nervous. and me, i bought a new phone, having launched its predecessor at a wall in a large closet at work, quickly wrapping up a... disappointing conversation about a banking snafu.
the meltdowns are well-timed. today, we get past them, get rest and take vitamins, go for a run to relieve stress, learn to use LG's exciting new CU500 Razr-ripoff, and settle in.
sunday morning, there's going to be a race in chicago, pretty much no matter what. and we're going to be there, and a horn is going to go off, and we're going to start running. left, right, left, right, left, right. it may rain, we will no doubt hurt, we have goals we want to meet, and yeah, it does mean a lot, but really, the doing of it is as simple as that.
left, right, left, right, left, right.
Posted by Rob at October 18, 2006 09:09 AM
Comments
...and the breathing. Don't forget to breathe.
Have a great race.
Posted by: Paul at October 19, 2006 11:14 AM
And form... remember... it's all about form.
Posted by: Mike W at October 19, 2006 02:13 PM
one foot in front of another...
Posted by: melissa at October 19, 2006 03:58 PM