http://www.redhairedgirl.com/main (Slugging down the java since 1999.) Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:21:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Today's run was unpleasant. Yes, Gordon is probably gritting his teeth to hear me say that, so I should clarify: the run itself wasn't to blame. I was happy as anything to be a runner, doing my runnery thing. The world, on the other hand, seemed quite ... http://www.redhairedgirl.com/main/2010/03/13/pinpricks-of-light-through-clouds/ It's all in how you see it. Is it spring or is it winter? Is your town lovely or scary? And is that distance doable or an impossibility? Thanks to David (Pehrhynplodder) and Gordon (Run to Disney) for their contributions, and to Ted (You Don't Have ... http://www.redhairedgirl.com/main/2010/03/11/wtrs-episode-3-perception/ Last night, Gabe got verrrrry emotional just before bed. He was cranky with Sam for reading when he wanted to be playing with him, and then when I tried to put him to bed, he got angry and agitated over that (in part because he had coughed his way ... http://www.redhairedgirl.com/main/2010/03/10/mysterious/ You know, it's such a pleasure to see your child reading. That's not a surprise, is it? From the moment they're able to toddle over to you with a book, there's something so incredibly warm and fuzzy about seeing your son or daughter take pleasure in the written ... http://www.redhairedgirl.com/main/2010/03/09/hes-reading/ So glad to have Eric home, finally. :-) Even when he's at work, unreachable and in meetings, just knowing that he's here in the same town with us, only a mile away, takes a ton of weight off my shoulders and makes me feel whole again. On the other hand, ... http://www.redhairedgirl.com/main/2010/03/08/so-so-much-better/ Okay, figured out now. I'll be using this training schedule, with some slight adaptations, for the 50K in July. It accommodates the Mount Pleasant Half, Green Bay, and Lighthouse pretty well, which saves me some headaches. My only reservation is the initial brevity of the midweek runs ... http://www.redhairedgirl.com/main/2010/03/06/training-fixed/ Eric called this morning at 5:30 AM by accidental time zone miscalculation. I don't mind; it was wonderful to wake up with him in my ear. But then I spent the rest of the morning feeling more bereft than usual. MOPS this morning discussed friendships, which first ... http://www.redhairedgirl.com/main/2010/03/04/hanging-on/ I'm awesome. :roll: Several months ago, when I was planning out my running and racing schedule for the future, I examined several 50K training schedules before selecting one that looked pretty good to me. On a piece of paper, I sketched down the back-to-back Saturday and Sunday distances ... http://www.redhairedgirl.com/main/2010/03/03/whoops/ Where does the best motivation come from? Inside you? From somebody else pushing you harder? From a need to get to the other side of a flock of something terrifying? Thanks to David (Pehrhynplodder) and Adam (Burning 2010) for their contributions. Music on the show comes from ... http://www.redhairedgirl.com/main/2010/03/03/wtrs-episode-2-drive/ Huh. Maybe I am that lucky. Sam didn't throw up last night, and he continues to feel healthy. I, on the other hand, spent a good portion of this afternoon lying on my stomach in an effort to quell spasms (they thankfully dissipated as mysteriously as they ... http://www.redhairedgirl.com/main/2010/03/02/still-surviving/